1 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: Wow, everybody, it's Wednesday, September two. Welcome to the NFL 2 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:16,439 Speaker 1: Fantasy Football Show. It's me and your man named g 3 00:00:16,520 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: Marcus Grant, joined by Michael left Florio and the specialists, 4 00:00:19,600 --> 00:00:22,800 Speaker 1: a cast of dozens. Give himself a round of applause. 5 00:00:23,480 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: We are glad to be back with you on this 6 00:00:25,079 --> 00:00:27,240 Speaker 1: Wednesday as we get ready to knock on the door 7 00:00:27,360 --> 00:00:29,920 Speaker 1: of Week four. And I don't even know what to 8 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 1: say to intro this. I mean, it's week four, right, Like, 9 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 1: we've learned a lot of stuff and and you know, 10 00:00:34,320 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: we think we know everything and we're gonna get thrown 11 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:37,920 Speaker 1: for a leap this week. To right, this is the 12 00:00:37,920 --> 00:00:40,200 Speaker 1: perfect time of year because if a player you liked 13 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:43,040 Speaker 1: is playing well, it's gonna last forever, and a player 14 00:00:43,120 --> 00:00:46,400 Speaker 1: you like to struggling. It's still early. It's still early exactly, 15 00:00:46,400 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 1: although it's uh, you know, it's getting late kind of 16 00:00:48,760 --> 00:00:51,239 Speaker 1: early or something. I think that was a Yogi barratism, right, 17 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:54,520 Speaker 1: it's getting late, real early out there or stuff like that. Um, 18 00:00:54,640 --> 00:00:56,240 Speaker 1: we got plenty to talk about on this. We'll we'll 19 00:00:56,280 --> 00:00:58,600 Speaker 1: have our heroes and villains for Week four. We'll do 20 00:00:58,640 --> 00:01:00,640 Speaker 1: some game previews and we'll have some apers for you 21 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:04,400 Speaker 1: as well, So plenty to talk about on this day's show, 22 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,119 Speaker 1: but we will start with some fantasy headlines. This coming 23 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: courtesy of our own Tom Pela Serro. I was reported 24 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:13,920 Speaker 1: on Tuesday, I'm on Ross st. Brown dealing with an 25 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: ankle injury, but is not expected to have a long 26 00:01:17,120 --> 00:01:21,840 Speaker 1: term injury after the Lions got some encouraging test results. Obviously, 27 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: I'm on Raw has been an absolute stud through the 28 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: first three weeks of the season. He's got the Seattle 29 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:29,560 Speaker 1: Seahawks this week. Even with this news of maybe a 30 00:01:29,600 --> 00:01:32,280 Speaker 1: tweaked ankle. Are you still confident in having him in 31 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: your lineup? Yes? Uh, i'man Ross st. Brown has been 32 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:38,440 Speaker 1: the outside of maybe Cooper Cup since the last eight 33 00:01:38,440 --> 00:01:40,680 Speaker 1: games that we've had football, like eight weeks. I mean, 34 00:01:40,920 --> 00:01:42,839 Speaker 1: he has been the best wide receiver in that stretch 35 00:01:43,160 --> 00:01:46,040 Speaker 1: last season, beginning this season playing great, and he had 36 00:01:46,040 --> 00:01:48,640 Speaker 1: a down game in Week three and still was a 37 00:01:48,680 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 1: top like thirty wide receiver or something like that. So 38 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:53,559 Speaker 1: I think he as long as he plays for the Lions, 39 00:01:53,600 --> 00:01:55,800 Speaker 1: he's playing for my fantasy time. I feel the same way. 40 00:01:55,840 --> 00:01:57,480 Speaker 1: I mean, the way he's getting targeted, the way he 41 00:01:57,520 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: even gave him a carry so far this season, so 42 00:01:59,800 --> 00:02:02,680 Speaker 1: they're just getting the football in his hands right now. Also, 43 00:02:02,720 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 1: I think it helps it helps him and I guess 44 00:02:05,280 --> 00:02:07,640 Speaker 1: helps the lines a little bit. That DeAndre Swift is 45 00:02:07,680 --> 00:02:09,440 Speaker 1: banged up too, so they've got to figure out how 46 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:12,280 Speaker 1: to kind of keep this offense moving without Swift potentially 47 00:02:12,320 --> 00:02:15,040 Speaker 1: in the lineup or at least limited this week against Seattle. 48 00:02:15,160 --> 00:02:17,640 Speaker 1: So I'm with you if Aman Ross playing for Detroit, 49 00:02:17,880 --> 00:02:21,880 Speaker 1: he's playing for your fantasy roster. Speaking of playing, Zach 50 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:24,160 Speaker 1: Wilson looks like he's gonna be back in action for 51 00:02:24,240 --> 00:02:26,920 Speaker 1: the New York Jets. He's been cleared by doctors, expected 52 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,080 Speaker 1: to make his season debut on Sunday against the Steelers 53 00:02:30,080 --> 00:02:34,079 Speaker 1: after suffering a knee injury in the preseason. We have 54 00:02:34,200 --> 00:02:37,279 Speaker 1: sort of come to like what the Jets are doing offensively. 55 00:02:37,320 --> 00:02:39,960 Speaker 1: Garrett Wilson's had his breakout. People still believe in Elijah 56 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,400 Speaker 1: More despite a slow start. They've got those two backs 57 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:45,360 Speaker 1: in the backfield. How are we feeling about these guys 58 00:02:45,360 --> 00:02:47,520 Speaker 1: When Zack Wilson comes back after what we've seen with 59 00:02:47,600 --> 00:02:50,520 Speaker 1: Joe Flacco, it's like, you take the last three weeks 60 00:02:50,560 --> 00:02:52,200 Speaker 1: for the Jets offense, and I think you throw it 61 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:55,000 Speaker 1: out the window because like, at least like I'm not saying, oh, 62 00:02:55,000 --> 00:02:57,399 Speaker 1: Garrett Wilson isn't startable anymore. I still think you could 63 00:02:57,400 --> 00:03:00,440 Speaker 1: start Garrett Wilson, but the running backs were being held 64 00:03:00,520 --> 00:03:02,280 Speaker 1: to float by those dump offs. I think we're gonna 65 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:04,639 Speaker 1: get less dump offs from Zack Wilson then we will 66 00:03:04,639 --> 00:03:07,680 Speaker 1: with Joe Flacco. The Elijah More truth, there's are are 67 00:03:07,720 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: saying stuff like, oh, well, this helps Elijah More, But 68 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,280 Speaker 1: the argument coming into the year was Elijah More was 69 00:03:12,320 --> 00:03:15,320 Speaker 1: better without Zach Wilson last year. So I think a 70 00:03:15,400 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: lot is up in the air with the Jets offense. 71 00:03:17,520 --> 00:03:20,040 Speaker 1: I think they're upside is higher with Zach Wilson, who 72 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:22,119 Speaker 1: has a lot of physical talent and it's just a better, 73 00:03:22,360 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: stronger arm quarterback than Joe Flacco. But I think the 74 00:03:24,919 --> 00:03:27,360 Speaker 1: floor is a lot more unknown with all of these players. 75 00:03:27,440 --> 00:03:29,320 Speaker 1: That's sort of the worry for me. I would think 76 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: if you've got Elijah More, I would probably just let 77 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:35,520 Speaker 1: him sit this week and just see kind of what happens. 78 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: Maybe even Michael Carter too, just because you didn't spend 79 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:40,640 Speaker 1: a lot of draft capital in him. Uh. Garrett Wilson. 80 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 1: I think you keep playing just because he's been so good, 81 00:03:42,960 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: and you wonder whether or not they can just keep 82 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:46,360 Speaker 1: funneling him the football. And I think Breecee Hall, you're 83 00:03:46,400 --> 00:03:49,040 Speaker 1: playing probably because you drafted him as an RB two, 84 00:03:49,080 --> 00:03:51,160 Speaker 1: depending on where you got him. So you're almost in 85 00:03:51,160 --> 00:03:53,680 Speaker 1: a situation where you kind of have to unless somehow 86 00:03:53,720 --> 00:03:56,280 Speaker 1: you have another really good running back. But if you 87 00:03:56,280 --> 00:03:58,440 Speaker 1: can take a wait and see this week with the Jets, 88 00:03:58,480 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 1: I would rather do that because there's so much unknown here. Uh. 89 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,880 Speaker 1: You know this is different than say, uh, look in 90 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:06,960 Speaker 1: New England right where it looks like Brian Horrier is 91 00:04:07,000 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: going to play. We've seen what Brian Hoyer is. We 92 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,440 Speaker 1: can sort of judge what he's going to be within 93 00:04:12,480 --> 00:04:14,800 Speaker 1: the context of that offense. Might not be great, but 94 00:04:14,840 --> 00:04:17,720 Speaker 1: we at least no Zach Wilson is so unknown with 95 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: these pieces that I, if I don't have to risk it, 96 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:23,480 Speaker 1: I probably wouldn't this week. Would that apply to Garrett 97 00:04:23,480 --> 00:04:25,680 Speaker 1: Wilson as well? For you, like if because Garrett Wilson 98 00:04:25,720 --> 00:04:28,680 Speaker 1: wasn't drafted to be a starting receiver in most instances, 99 00:04:28,680 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 1: he was a waiver wire pickup in some so like 100 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:32,960 Speaker 1: you might have another option, true, and if you do, 101 00:04:33,080 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 1: maybe maybe you go with that this week. I just 102 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 1: I just I just want to see I want some 103 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:39,640 Speaker 1: data points to kind of give me an idea of 104 00:04:39,640 --> 00:04:41,719 Speaker 1: how this thing is going to work. So if you 105 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: can avoid your jets, probably do that this week. That 106 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:48,040 Speaker 1: might be your best option. Let's get to some heroes 107 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,520 Speaker 1: and villains. This is not that we got to, you know, 108 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:53,039 Speaker 1: we got I gotta display my Marvel poster, my Marvel 109 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:55,040 Speaker 1: Cults poster, right, it's just sitting on my desk. I 110 00:04:55,080 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: gotta find a spot for it. But since we're talking 111 00:04:57,560 --> 00:04:59,839 Speaker 1: to that, let's talk some heroes and villains for the week. 112 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:01,800 Speaker 1: Let's start with the hero, the guy that is going 113 00:05:01,839 --> 00:05:04,120 Speaker 1: to push your team to victory, who maybe deserves a 114 00:05:04,120 --> 00:05:05,800 Speaker 1: little bit more buzz or maybe just you know, a 115 00:05:05,839 --> 00:05:08,760 Speaker 1: little bit more love fantasy wise, this week I think 116 00:05:08,760 --> 00:05:11,560 Speaker 1: it's Alstin eke Alstin Ekeler is going to be a 117 00:05:11,640 --> 00:05:14,559 Speaker 1: hero because I know the first three weeks Alstin Ekeler, 118 00:05:14,640 --> 00:05:16,800 Speaker 1: he has eighty rushing yards through three games, like that 119 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,680 Speaker 1: is entirely too low. But the thing I still love 120 00:05:19,760 --> 00:05:22,880 Speaker 1: is he leads all running backs with twenty two targets 121 00:05:22,920 --> 00:05:25,400 Speaker 1: twenty one catches. No one else has six more than 122 00:05:25,440 --> 00:05:28,200 Speaker 1: six team catches, So he's still doing what we drafted 123 00:05:28,240 --> 00:05:30,480 Speaker 1: him to do in the receiving game, and I think 124 00:05:30,480 --> 00:05:32,360 Speaker 1: there'll be much better numbers on the ground coming and 125 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,320 Speaker 1: starting this week against the Texans defense that has been 126 00:05:35,400 --> 00:05:38,039 Speaker 1: ran on all over last year hasn't been great against 127 00:05:38,080 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 1: the run this year, and I think with Justin Herbert 128 00:05:40,800 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 1: dealing with this rib injury, we might actually get the 129 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:46,080 Speaker 1: charges coming out and trying to establish the run in 130 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,560 Speaker 1: the game. That they're not playing the Chiefs this week, 131 00:05:48,560 --> 00:05:49,920 Speaker 1: They're not gonna have to put up a whole bunch 132 00:05:49,960 --> 00:05:52,120 Speaker 1: of points to win, so I think Eckler bounces back 133 00:05:52,120 --> 00:05:55,000 Speaker 1: this week. It was very surprised to see Sony Michelle 134 00:05:55,000 --> 00:05:56,880 Speaker 1: get his mini carries as he did last week, and 135 00:05:56,920 --> 00:05:59,400 Speaker 1: I guess more surprised to see Ecler get his few 136 00:05:59,480 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: carries as he did last week. If it weren't for 137 00:06:01,880 --> 00:06:04,440 Speaker 1: the targets that it would have been a pretty miserable 138 00:06:04,480 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 1: day for him overall. Uh, my hero of the week 139 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 1: is gonna be Rashad Penny for the Seattle Seahawks, and 140 00:06:10,240 --> 00:06:12,480 Speaker 1: it's been kind of up and down for Penny so 141 00:06:12,560 --> 00:06:14,560 Speaker 1: far this season. We talked about it earlier in the 142 00:06:14,600 --> 00:06:16,840 Speaker 1: week that it hasn't been great, but I think this 143 00:06:16,920 --> 00:06:18,480 Speaker 1: is a chance for him to sort of get right 144 00:06:18,520 --> 00:06:20,920 Speaker 1: a little bit. The Lions have been awful against the run. 145 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:24,680 Speaker 1: For everything we talked about that they've done exciting offensively, defensively, 146 00:06:24,720 --> 00:06:27,520 Speaker 1: there are still some questions there. I also sort of 147 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:29,840 Speaker 1: liked the fact that the Seahawks were a lot more 148 00:06:29,920 --> 00:06:32,400 Speaker 1: up tempo last week. They ran a lot more plays. 149 00:06:32,920 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 1: Was super surprised to see Geno Smith throw the ball 150 00:06:35,800 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: forty four times, but in the end, it does mean 151 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: Seattle has the ball more than running more snaps, so 152 00:06:40,880 --> 00:06:43,159 Speaker 1: maybe that means more touches for Penny and he's really 153 00:06:43,160 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: dominated that back then. We haven't seen much of ken 154 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: Walker at all. I mean, I know he's hurt week one, 155 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,280 Speaker 1: but he hasn't played much. So maybe maybe all our 156 00:06:50,320 --> 00:06:53,320 Speaker 1: hopes and dreams for Rashot Penny hopefully come true this week. 157 00:06:53,440 --> 00:06:56,000 Speaker 1: He played pretty well last week against the Falcons team 158 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: that also struggles against the run. The only thing I 159 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:00,440 Speaker 1: wish for Penny is I wish that used him more 160 00:07:00,480 --> 00:07:02,880 Speaker 1: in the passing game. Yeah, he hasn't not been used 161 00:07:02,960 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: much in the passing game, maybe they start to work 162 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:06,320 Speaker 1: him in. I don't hope. I mean, he can't be 163 00:07:06,440 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 1: much worse than than the other guy they have been. 164 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: You know, it's weird. They've been using Travis Homer and 165 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: DJ Dallas in the passing game, which makes this backfield 166 00:07:15,640 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 1: miserable if they're gonna use four guys, and I don't 167 00:07:17,720 --> 00:07:19,560 Speaker 1: want any part of it. So hopefully they start to 168 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:21,520 Speaker 1: kind of narrow down some of those targets there in 169 00:07:21,560 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 1: the backfield. I gets to the fantasy villain of the week. 170 00:07:24,400 --> 00:07:26,640 Speaker 1: Who's the guy who's going to break our hearts and 171 00:07:26,680 --> 00:07:29,600 Speaker 1: make us sad? I think it's gonna start real early 172 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,040 Speaker 1: Sunday morning. We're going with Alvin Kamara in the London game. 173 00:07:33,080 --> 00:07:35,240 Speaker 1: Make sure to wake up early and watch that one 174 00:07:35,320 --> 00:07:38,680 Speaker 1: on Sunday. But Kamara has struggled out the gate, to 175 00:07:38,760 --> 00:07:41,120 Speaker 1: say the least. I know he missed Week two with 176 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: the rib injury, but besides that, single digits in each 177 00:07:44,440 --> 00:07:47,120 Speaker 1: of his two games that he has played. He did 178 00:07:47,160 --> 00:07:49,320 Speaker 1: look a little bit better last week against the Panthers 179 00:07:49,360 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 1: after struggling in a great match of Week one against 180 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,680 Speaker 1: the Falcons. But he just to me watching him, he 181 00:07:54,720 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: hasn't quite looked his normal self. Then Jamis Winston is 182 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 1: very much so up in the air, and if he sits, 183 00:08:00,760 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: I know we're gonna get like Andy Dalton a lot, 184 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: but I think we'll see a lot more Taysom Hill 185 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:06,920 Speaker 1: as well. And that's what did Camara in week one 186 00:08:06,960 --> 00:08:09,440 Speaker 1: was Taysom Hill stealing a lot of carries. He had 187 00:08:09,480 --> 00:08:13,120 Speaker 1: to breakaway, breakaway run there. So I I am pretty 188 00:08:13,120 --> 00:08:15,480 Speaker 1: worried about Avin Camara right now. It has not been 189 00:08:15,520 --> 00:08:18,400 Speaker 1: great and I know the thing Adam Rank pointed out 190 00:08:18,440 --> 00:08:20,680 Speaker 1: was that we loved Alvin Camaro with Sean Payton because 191 00:08:20,680 --> 00:08:22,280 Speaker 1: they would figure out ways to get him the ball. 192 00:08:22,840 --> 00:08:25,760 Speaker 1: So far, with the new coaching staff and Dennis Allen 193 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: is head coach, there hasn't been that emphasis on getting 194 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:31,040 Speaker 1: the ball to Alvin Camara. Hopefully that changes really soon, 195 00:08:31,040 --> 00:08:33,120 Speaker 1: otherwise I think we're gonna have a problem on our hands. 196 00:08:33,120 --> 00:08:36,240 Speaker 1: They also started they have more receiving options than ever before, 197 00:08:36,360 --> 00:08:38,839 Speaker 1: so that that makes it tough. Having Chris olave Is 198 00:08:38,880 --> 00:08:41,679 Speaker 1: that downfield threat does sort of change things in that offense. 199 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:45,720 Speaker 1: My villain of the week is Patrick Mahomes. I know 200 00:08:45,800 --> 00:08:48,240 Speaker 1: it's it's I'm sure I'm gonna get some some upseted 201 00:08:48,280 --> 00:08:51,319 Speaker 1: folks in Kansas City about this, but right, I mean, 202 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: you know, our friend Kimmy Checks probably is not gonna 203 00:08:53,440 --> 00:08:57,920 Speaker 1: love this. Sorry, kim. He has not been spectacular. He 204 00:08:57,920 --> 00:09:00,480 Speaker 1: had the huge Week one game against the Arizona Cardinals. 205 00:09:00,520 --> 00:09:04,679 Speaker 1: Since then, it's been to sort of pedestrian games for Mahomes. 206 00:09:05,040 --> 00:09:07,040 Speaker 1: He is spreading the ball around like he told us 207 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:08,839 Speaker 1: he would do, but he just has not had those 208 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,600 Speaker 1: big blow up games. On top of it, the Bucks 209 00:09:11,600 --> 00:09:14,199 Speaker 1: have their struggles offensively because they're still waiting to get 210 00:09:14,200 --> 00:09:16,280 Speaker 1: their wide receivers back. There are no issues with the 211 00:09:16,320 --> 00:09:19,600 Speaker 1: Bucks on defense. They are shutting down opposing quarterbacks. You know, 212 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:22,040 Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers had a couple of touchdowns early in that game, 213 00:09:22,080 --> 00:09:24,440 Speaker 1: but after that, the Packer offense didn't do much. So 214 00:09:24,480 --> 00:09:27,080 Speaker 1: I worry that Patrick Mahomes is going to give you. 215 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:28,559 Speaker 1: You know, he's not gonna fall off a cliff. I 216 00:09:28,559 --> 00:09:31,679 Speaker 1: don't think you're looking at single digits, but it might be. 217 00:09:31,840 --> 00:09:35,319 Speaker 1: You're getting fifteen points out of Patrick Mahomes. That's not great. 218 00:09:35,400 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: That's not why you made him one of the first 219 00:09:36,800 --> 00:09:39,760 Speaker 1: quarterbacks off the board. I I don't know where else 220 00:09:39,760 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: you go, I don't know who else you pivot too 221 00:09:41,200 --> 00:09:43,960 Speaker 1: because it's Mahomes. But I don't love his outlook this week. No, 222 00:09:44,080 --> 00:09:47,560 Speaker 1: I don't either, and I think to like, so, you know, 223 00:09:47,600 --> 00:09:49,680 Speaker 1: I was low on Mahomes coming into the year, but 224 00:09:50,040 --> 00:09:52,880 Speaker 1: I think through three weeks right now, Mahomes is closer 225 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:55,440 Speaker 1: to the rest of the quarterbacks than he is the 226 00:09:55,520 --> 00:09:58,000 Speaker 1: top three, which I think is Alan Lamarin Hurts like. 227 00:09:58,080 --> 00:10:00,000 Speaker 1: I think he's closer to the rest of the quarterback 228 00:10:00,120 --> 00:10:01,920 Speaker 1: than the elite three. It really is. It's those top 229 00:10:01,920 --> 00:10:03,720 Speaker 1: three guys and then there's kind of everybody else, and 230 00:10:03,800 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: right now Patrick Mahomes is swimming with everybody else at 231 00:10:07,480 --> 00:10:11,120 Speaker 1: this point. Let's get over to our Thursday night game preview. 232 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:13,760 Speaker 1: It is the Dolphins at the Bengals. You can see that, 233 00:10:14,040 --> 00:10:17,480 Speaker 1: of course on Prime Video and on NFL Plus. I 234 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:19,199 Speaker 1: actually checked out I don't know if you checked out 235 00:10:19,200 --> 00:10:23,040 Speaker 1: the Next Gen Stats broadcast on Prime Video last week. 236 00:10:23,360 --> 00:10:25,640 Speaker 1: It was kind of interesting. I haven't I gotta watch it. 237 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 1: Check that out. I mean, it is you know, you 238 00:10:27,480 --> 00:10:29,640 Speaker 1: have to enjoy watching games sort of from the all 239 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:31,760 Speaker 1: twenty two angle, because that's what a lot of it is. 240 00:10:31,840 --> 00:10:33,960 Speaker 1: But they put the stats kind of on the side. 241 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,520 Speaker 1: They also have your kind of stats on the players 242 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,040 Speaker 1: as they're running, you know, with the ball or in formation. 243 00:10:39,280 --> 00:10:40,800 Speaker 1: So what it's kind of cool. It's very you know, 244 00:10:40,920 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: I don't know that I'd watch a whole four quarters 245 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 1: like that, but I would go back and forth and 246 00:10:43,800 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: I would check some of it out, and it was 247 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:48,360 Speaker 1: it was definitely kind of interesting. Um on the field, 248 00:10:48,720 --> 00:10:50,599 Speaker 1: who scores more points this week to a tongue of 249 00:10:50,640 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 1: Voloa or Joe Burrow, so pending to a tongue of 250 00:10:53,720 --> 00:10:56,320 Speaker 1: Voloa being healthy and playing. I have them ranked back 251 00:10:56,360 --> 00:10:59,440 Speaker 1: to back, but I have Joe Burrow just ahead, and 252 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:01,440 Speaker 1: I had Joe Burrow as a start. Last week. He 253 00:11:01,480 --> 00:11:03,760 Speaker 1: went out and he played well. And the whole logic 254 00:11:03,880 --> 00:11:06,120 Speaker 1: for that, for me at least, was he had been 255 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:08,400 Speaker 1: sacked thirteen times in the first two games. He played 256 00:11:08,400 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 1: teams that get a lot of pressure on quarterbacks. Last 257 00:11:10,760 --> 00:11:12,679 Speaker 1: week he played the Jets that coming in only had 258 00:11:12,679 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: three sacks. This week he gets the Dolphins, who had 259 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:18,680 Speaker 1: the number of sacks that Joe Burrow was sacks the 260 00:11:18,760 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 1: first two games like alone on the years. So I 261 00:11:22,240 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 1: think less pressure on Joe Burrow means more time for 262 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: him to get the ball to Chase and Higgins and 263 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:29,080 Speaker 1: all those elite weapons he has around him. I'm gonna 264 00:11:29,120 --> 00:11:31,440 Speaker 1: go with Burrow as well. And this one. I just 265 00:11:31,840 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 1: think the Bengals offense has a higher ceiling overall than 266 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:37,920 Speaker 1: the Dolphins offense. And not that the Dolphins are bad, 267 00:11:38,320 --> 00:11:40,400 Speaker 1: but I look at what two has done the first 268 00:11:40,440 --> 00:11:43,200 Speaker 1: three weeks, and I think, right now he's a top 269 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:45,520 Speaker 1: five quarterback. But I believe it was Mike Clay that 270 00:11:45,559 --> 00:11:48,640 Speaker 1: pointed out he's a top five quarterback who has two 271 00:11:48,640 --> 00:11:51,120 Speaker 1: of his three finishes being like just barely inside the 272 00:11:51,160 --> 00:11:54,559 Speaker 1: top twenty. So you want to talk about just weirdness 273 00:11:54,559 --> 00:11:58,120 Speaker 1: in terms of small sample size, He's had two games 274 00:11:58,280 --> 00:12:01,280 Speaker 1: and then the one huge game against the Baltimore Ravens. 275 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:04,000 Speaker 1: I think the real to us somewhere in between there. 276 00:12:04,520 --> 00:12:07,720 Speaker 1: I think he's he's kind of a middling fringe QB one. 277 00:12:07,760 --> 00:12:09,680 Speaker 1: I think Joe Burrow actually is more of a solid 278 00:12:09,760 --> 00:12:11,960 Speaker 1: QB one. So I will give him a slide edge 279 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:14,480 Speaker 1: between the two quarterbacks. And this one. Let's look in 280 00:12:14,559 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: the backfield, who scores more points Chase Edmonds or Joe Mixon. 281 00:12:18,480 --> 00:12:21,679 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon for me here, I think Joe Mixon. I 282 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:23,280 Speaker 1: know he's been off to his slow start. He's a 283 00:12:23,320 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 1: little banged up, but he's still in the elite group 284 00:12:25,760 --> 00:12:28,720 Speaker 1: when it comes to opportunities per game. Chase Edmonds is 285 00:12:28,800 --> 00:12:32,880 Speaker 1: legit splitting everything. Like when he mostart had more carries, 286 00:12:32,920 --> 00:12:35,040 Speaker 1: more snaps. I believe they have the same amount of 287 00:12:35,040 --> 00:12:38,040 Speaker 1: targets or something like that in Week three. Uh. The 288 00:12:38,080 --> 00:12:40,360 Speaker 1: only thing is Edmonds scored two touchdowns to save his day. 289 00:12:40,400 --> 00:12:42,560 Speaker 1: That's not gonna happen every week. That's the thing. The 290 00:12:42,600 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 1: two touchdowns really made a difference in what Chase Edmonds did. 291 00:12:45,880 --> 00:12:49,560 Speaker 1: Joe Mixon has been a n RB one for the 292 00:12:49,559 --> 00:12:52,760 Speaker 1: most part, despite not scoring a touchdown yet, and at 293 00:12:52,760 --> 00:12:54,520 Speaker 1: some point I think that's going to come. Maybe it 294 00:12:54,559 --> 00:12:57,000 Speaker 1: comes on Thursday night. But I just think his upside 295 00:12:57,120 --> 00:13:00,200 Speaker 1: is more. As you mentioned, there's nobody really compete eating 296 00:13:00,240 --> 00:13:02,319 Speaker 1: with him for touches. Although'll say this some j p 297 00:13:02,480 --> 00:13:04,680 Speaker 1: Ryan is getting a little bit more work in that backfield, 298 00:13:04,760 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: especially on passing downs and with mixing still sort of 299 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,000 Speaker 1: dealing with a tweaked ankle on a short week. Maybe 300 00:13:10,000 --> 00:13:12,520 Speaker 1: we see more p Ryan this week, but it is 301 00:13:12,600 --> 00:13:15,920 Speaker 1: much more of a two man split in Miami between 302 00:13:15,960 --> 00:13:19,719 Speaker 1: Chase Edmonds and Rahee Mosterd. Let's look at some wide receivers, 303 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:23,080 Speaker 1: specifically Tyreek Hill, who was off to a pretty quick 304 00:13:23,080 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 1: start with the Dolphins. Now, last year, when Tyreek was 305 00:13:27,840 --> 00:13:30,200 Speaker 1: still with the Chiefs and they played the Bengals in 306 00:13:30,280 --> 00:13:34,319 Speaker 1: the playoffs, Eli Apple made a big tackle on Tyreek Hill. 307 00:13:34,320 --> 00:13:36,839 Speaker 1: They prevented him from scoring a touchdown right before half. 308 00:13:37,160 --> 00:13:39,160 Speaker 1: Of course, the Bengals came back in the second half 309 00:13:39,160 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: to win that game go on to the Super Bowl. 310 00:13:41,640 --> 00:13:44,679 Speaker 1: So Tyreek Hill had some choice words for Eli Apple. 311 00:13:45,320 --> 00:13:47,520 Speaker 1: Let's roll that if we could, I would play on 312 00:13:47,559 --> 00:13:50,960 Speaker 1: prom time that way. I didn't know that I would 313 00:13:50,960 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 1: put on Amazon prim that's gonna be lit right now. 314 00:13:53,920 --> 00:13:57,000 Speaker 1: I didn't even know that for But yeah, we're looking 315 00:13:57,040 --> 00:13:59,800 Speaker 1: forward to how we play, looking forward to the challenge 316 00:14:00,000 --> 00:14:03,040 Speaker 1: will be fine, and I can't wait to go against 317 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:05,600 Speaker 1: Eli Apple man. I owe you, boy, I owe you. 318 00:14:06,200 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: I'm here. The cheat is here, all right. So one, 319 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:13,840 Speaker 1: I love Tyreek Hill. You're not knowing where the game was, 320 00:14:14,000 --> 00:14:18,600 Speaker 1: not knowing two days, not knowing who they're playing, Like, 321 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:21,040 Speaker 1: oh yeah, we're looking forward to the challenge. What don't 322 00:14:21,040 --> 00:14:23,440 Speaker 1: even know when you're playing? I love that he's wearing 323 00:14:23,560 --> 00:14:27,200 Speaker 1: like a beanie and a towel, Like that's a and 324 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,440 Speaker 1: as hot as it could be Florida, right, right, don't 325 00:14:30,880 --> 00:14:35,560 Speaker 1: Everything about that video, about the sound was absolutely amazing. 326 00:14:36,000 --> 00:14:40,280 Speaker 1: But the question here is will Tyreek Hill get his 327 00:14:40,320 --> 00:14:44,480 Speaker 1: revenge against Eli Apple and the Bengals? Yes? Yes, Like 328 00:14:45,160 --> 00:14:47,400 Speaker 1: no offense to Eli Apple. I think what Eli Apple 329 00:14:47,480 --> 00:14:49,520 Speaker 1: does is smart. He makes it all about him so 330 00:14:49,600 --> 00:14:51,600 Speaker 1: like there's no pressure on the rest of the defense. 331 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,240 Speaker 1: Maybe it's not smart for him, but it helps the 332 00:14:54,240 --> 00:14:56,840 Speaker 1: rest of his team. And I think the Bengals appreciate 333 00:14:56,880 --> 00:14:59,240 Speaker 1: what he does. But yeah, Tyreek Kill is a much 334 00:14:59,280 --> 00:15:01,320 Speaker 1: better player in that matchup. Tyreek Hill is going to 335 00:15:01,400 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 1: get his uh. He was held in check last week, 336 00:15:04,160 --> 00:15:06,880 Speaker 1: but we know how explosive he can be every time 337 00:15:06,880 --> 00:15:09,000 Speaker 1: he steps on the field. You don't think Tyreek Hill 338 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:11,040 Speaker 1: has gone to to uh in the offensive coaches and 339 00:15:11,080 --> 00:15:13,840 Speaker 1: say hey look I gotta get mine this petty. He's 340 00:15:13,880 --> 00:15:16,480 Speaker 1: done that, absolutely petty. And on top of it, I 341 00:15:16,520 --> 00:15:19,120 Speaker 1: mean you mentioned he's wearing the beanie with the towel. 342 00:15:19,480 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 1: He's got the like the macho man savage shades on 343 00:15:22,160 --> 00:15:25,520 Speaker 1: Like everything about this says he's going off this week, 344 00:15:25,600 --> 00:15:28,680 Speaker 1: and within ten seconds of finding out who and where 345 00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:31,560 Speaker 1: they're playing, he's like, Eli Apple, I'm coming coming for you. 346 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:35,760 Speaker 1: I owe you so sorry about your luck, Eli Apple. 347 00:15:35,840 --> 00:15:37,760 Speaker 1: I think Tyreek is gonna put it on you this week. 348 00:15:38,120 --> 00:15:40,280 Speaker 1: So it should be a really fun game. Looking forward 349 00:15:40,320 --> 00:15:42,920 Speaker 1: to watching this one on Thursday Night Football. So I 350 00:15:42,960 --> 00:15:45,800 Speaker 1: got this nugget. Our NFL research team found us. Lamar 351 00:15:45,920 --> 00:15:48,560 Speaker 1: Jackson is currently the QB one. He's on pace to 352 00:15:48,600 --> 00:15:51,480 Speaker 1: score five hundred seventy nine and a half Fantasy points 353 00:15:51,480 --> 00:15:54,400 Speaker 1: to this season, most ever for a quarterbacks Patrick Mahomes 354 00:15:54,600 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: who had four seven team point once. We're talking about 355 00:15:57,400 --> 00:16:00,400 Speaker 1: what is that? A hundred and sixty plus only some 356 00:16:00,440 --> 00:16:04,800 Speaker 1: more than Mahomes had in his best season. That is bananas. 357 00:16:05,600 --> 00:16:07,640 Speaker 1: He's been the QB one and back to back weeks. 358 00:16:07,680 --> 00:16:09,640 Speaker 1: He had forty two points in Week two, we had 359 00:16:09,680 --> 00:16:12,760 Speaker 1: thirty nine points in week three. This week he's got 360 00:16:12,800 --> 00:16:16,000 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills. Can Lamar Jackson finished as the QB 361 00:16:16,120 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 1: one for a third straight week easily? Yes? I think 362 00:16:18,720 --> 00:16:22,920 Speaker 1: I think Lamar Jackson. Uh, this might surprise people, as 363 00:16:22,920 --> 00:16:25,560 Speaker 1: like I'm a josh Alan huge fan. I think Lamar 364 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:28,160 Speaker 1: Jackson brings the highest ceiling every single week of any 365 00:16:28,200 --> 00:16:31,040 Speaker 1: quarterback ever in fantasy football. Like I know, Ma Holmes 366 00:16:31,040 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: has this single season record. Uh. The only reason Lamar 367 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:35,680 Speaker 1: didn't break that in his MVP season was because he 368 00:16:35,760 --> 00:16:38,160 Speaker 1: sat the final game of the season. He was like 369 00:16:38,160 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: a point behind him. He would have shattered that record. 370 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:42,160 Speaker 1: I think he could shatter it this year. Like he 371 00:16:42,400 --> 00:16:43,960 Speaker 1: as much as I love Alan, as much as I 372 00:16:44,040 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 1: love Jalen Hurts, I think Lamar Jackson is the only 373 00:16:46,640 --> 00:16:48,760 Speaker 1: quarterback in the league that can run and throw for 374 00:16:48,800 --> 00:16:51,040 Speaker 1: seventy five yard pass in the same game. And with 375 00:16:51,080 --> 00:16:53,440 Speaker 1: the Bills secondary and their defense as a whole just 376 00:16:53,520 --> 00:16:55,800 Speaker 1: so banged up right now, I think one of these 377 00:16:55,800 --> 00:16:57,320 Speaker 1: two guys will be like I think there's gonna be 378 00:16:57,320 --> 00:16:59,240 Speaker 1: a shootout and they're gonna be the top two scoring quarterback. 379 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:02,040 Speaker 1: Someone asked me recently if I thought, you know, after 380 00:17:02,120 --> 00:17:04,359 Speaker 1: three weeks, who's the m v P. Is it Lamar Jackson, 381 00:17:04,640 --> 00:17:06,919 Speaker 1: isn't Jalen Hurts. I think Hurts is in the conversation. 382 00:17:07,000 --> 00:17:10,399 Speaker 1: But if the old if the season ended today, I 383 00:17:10,400 --> 00:17:13,080 Speaker 1: think Lamar Jackson is your m v P right now. 384 00:17:13,200 --> 00:17:16,080 Speaker 1: But as for can he finishes the QB one for 385 00:17:16,119 --> 00:17:19,200 Speaker 1: a third straight week. Yes, he can. Will he finishes 386 00:17:19,240 --> 00:17:21,040 Speaker 1: the QB one for a third straight week. I don't 387 00:17:21,040 --> 00:17:23,560 Speaker 1: think it's going to happen, just because the last two 388 00:17:23,560 --> 00:17:26,200 Speaker 1: weeks he has thrown for, you know, at least three 389 00:17:26,200 --> 00:17:28,639 Speaker 1: touchdowns in each week. He's also run for a hundred 390 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:30,840 Speaker 1: plush yards in a touchdown in each of the last 391 00:17:30,840 --> 00:17:33,560 Speaker 1: two weeks. He can do that. He has that ability. 392 00:17:33,680 --> 00:17:35,560 Speaker 1: That's a lot to ask three weeks in a row. 393 00:17:35,680 --> 00:17:37,399 Speaker 1: So I think he has the ability to do it. 394 00:17:37,480 --> 00:17:40,160 Speaker 1: I don't think he's actually going to do it this week. 395 00:17:40,400 --> 00:17:43,679 Speaker 1: It's pretty remarkable when you look at it, Like, I know, 396 00:17:43,880 --> 00:17:46,080 Speaker 1: like Hurts and Alan, like they are also doing a 397 00:17:46,080 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 1: lot of the run game as well for their teams, 398 00:17:47,960 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: but like, no player gets X to do more for 399 00:17:50,359 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: their offense than Lamar, especially because the Ravens Shocking League 400 00:17:53,720 --> 00:17:57,240 Speaker 1: can't run the ball outside Lamar Jackson. They've had no 401 00:17:57,400 --> 00:18:00,280 Speaker 1: running games so far this season. Curious to see how 402 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:02,400 Speaker 1: it works with j K. Dobbins now having a game 403 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:05,119 Speaker 1: under his belt, if he gets some more opportunities in 404 00:18:05,160 --> 00:18:08,080 Speaker 1: his second game back. All right over to the game previews. 405 00:18:08,119 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: We will start with the Vikings and the Saints. That 406 00:18:11,320 --> 00:18:15,200 Speaker 1: is an NFL Network exclusive game. Also a reminder set 407 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:17,719 Speaker 1: your lineups early. In fact, set him on Saturday night 408 00:18:17,720 --> 00:18:19,760 Speaker 1: before you go to bed at game kicks off at 409 00:18:19,840 --> 00:18:22,520 Speaker 1: nine thirty am Eastern time, six thirty out here on 410 00:18:22,560 --> 00:18:24,920 Speaker 1: the West Coast. So I know, for me, because I've 411 00:18:24,960 --> 00:18:26,880 Speaker 1: got some Vikings and some Saints, I will be making 412 00:18:26,880 --> 00:18:28,760 Speaker 1: that decision before I go to bed on Saturday night, 413 00:18:28,880 --> 00:18:30,320 Speaker 1: because the last thing I want to do is roll 414 00:18:30,400 --> 00:18:32,399 Speaker 1: over in a panic at like sift six fifteen in 415 00:18:32,440 --> 00:18:35,520 Speaker 1: the morning trying to set my line up there. But 416 00:18:35,600 --> 00:18:38,520 Speaker 1: let's talk about this game a little bit, because Justin 417 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:40,880 Speaker 1: Jefferson has struggled each of the last two weeks, had 418 00:18:40,880 --> 00:18:43,960 Speaker 1: the huge game in Week one, since then really has 419 00:18:43,960 --> 00:18:47,439 Speaker 1: been sort of disappearing for the Vikings. Does he bounce 420 00:18:47,480 --> 00:18:50,560 Speaker 1: back this week across the pond for the Vikings? I 421 00:18:50,600 --> 00:18:52,840 Speaker 1: think so. I know it's a tough matchup on paper 422 00:18:52,880 --> 00:18:55,400 Speaker 1: against the Saints, and if he's held in check, it's 423 00:18:55,440 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 1: it's like, all right, that is a very good defense 424 00:18:57,400 --> 00:18:59,520 Speaker 1: that gets very quickly, gets a lot of pressure on 425 00:18:59,560 --> 00:19:02,560 Speaker 1: the quarterback. But I just think Justin Jefferson is too 426 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:04,600 Speaker 1: good to be held in check. Three weeks in a row. 427 00:19:05,119 --> 00:19:07,919 Speaker 1: We like, I truly believe he's up there with Digs 428 00:19:07,920 --> 00:19:10,320 Speaker 1: and Cup for like and Davante Adams for like, most 429 00:19:10,359 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 1: talented receivers in the NFL. So because of that, I think, 430 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:16,800 Speaker 1: naturally he's just going to bounce back. And I mean 431 00:19:17,040 --> 00:19:19,000 Speaker 1: you you never even think about sitting this guy. You 432 00:19:19,040 --> 00:19:22,280 Speaker 1: start him every single beam. You're not sitting Justin Jefferson's 433 00:19:22,280 --> 00:19:23,880 Speaker 1: We can just get that out of the way. But yes, 434 00:19:24,440 --> 00:19:27,360 Speaker 1: sixty two yards combined in the last two weeks not 435 00:19:27,440 --> 00:19:30,200 Speaker 1: what you were hoping, especially after the enormous Week one. 436 00:19:30,680 --> 00:19:33,640 Speaker 1: Curious to see how much he lines up against Marshawn 437 00:19:33,680 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: Lattimore this week. That could be interesting, But again, you're 438 00:19:36,640 --> 00:19:39,040 Speaker 1: not sitting him. I think the Vikings will figure out 439 00:19:39,119 --> 00:19:41,760 Speaker 1: some ways to get him going early, scheme some things 440 00:19:41,800 --> 00:19:43,720 Speaker 1: up just to get the ball in his hands and 441 00:19:43,840 --> 00:19:45,520 Speaker 1: let him get going. So I think you're gonna be 442 00:19:45,560 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 1: okay after two bad weeks. I think you'll see Justin 443 00:19:48,680 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 1: Jefferson come back. Anybody else in this game you want 444 00:19:51,640 --> 00:19:55,400 Speaker 1: to highlight, I would start Cristal Lave this week, and 445 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:57,840 Speaker 1: I will admit he takes a hit if Jamie Winson 446 00:19:57,920 --> 00:20:01,080 Speaker 1: sits because Jamis Winson loves throwing that deep ball to him. 447 00:20:01,280 --> 00:20:03,520 Speaker 1: Three hundred and seven air yards in week two, a 448 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:05,920 Speaker 1: hundred and eighty two and week three. He is by 449 00:20:06,119 --> 00:20:08,720 Speaker 1: far the most air yards in the NFL. But what 450 00:20:08,800 --> 00:20:11,360 Speaker 1: I love is he's been their top target two weeks 451 00:20:11,400 --> 00:20:14,119 Speaker 1: in a row, thirteen targets last week nine catches a 452 00:20:14,160 --> 00:20:16,679 Speaker 1: hundred and forty seven yards. He's gonna find the end 453 00:20:16,760 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: zone one of those catches as well. I think the 454 00:20:19,160 --> 00:20:21,439 Speaker 1: upside is so high and I think at this point 455 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:24,280 Speaker 1: it's a legit conversation like him verse Michael Thomas and 456 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,960 Speaker 1: I actually have him ranked higher this week. Crystal Lava 457 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,439 Speaker 1: in the last two weeks has more air yards than 458 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: anybody else has for the rest of the season. I 459 00:20:32,760 --> 00:20:35,040 Speaker 1: mean it helps when one game you have three hundred 460 00:20:35,080 --> 00:20:38,520 Speaker 1: plus air yards saying it's insane. But that's where he is, 461 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:40,159 Speaker 1: and he really has become a guy. I don't know 462 00:20:40,160 --> 00:20:42,360 Speaker 1: if he's a must start, but he very much deserves 463 00:20:42,760 --> 00:20:46,280 Speaker 1: roster or lineup consideration each and every week. Browns of 464 00:20:46,359 --> 00:20:50,440 Speaker 1: the Falcons start. David and Joku, and I know coming 465 00:20:50,480 --> 00:20:51,920 Speaker 1: into the season there were a lot of people who 466 00:20:51,920 --> 00:20:53,880 Speaker 1: were on the in Joku train. I was very much 467 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: sort of wait and see because we hadn't seen much, 468 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:59,960 Speaker 1: and then, especially once Jacoby Brissette got the starting job, 469 00:21:00,160 --> 00:21:03,480 Speaker 1: I was very suspect of in Joku, but the last 470 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:05,800 Speaker 1: couple of weeks he really has become a big part 471 00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,600 Speaker 1: of the passing game. It's a passing game that is 472 00:21:08,640 --> 00:21:11,720 Speaker 1: pretty narrowly funneled. It's a lot of Amari Cooper, it's 473 00:21:11,760 --> 00:21:14,439 Speaker 1: some Donovan people's Jones, and it's David and Joku, and 474 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,480 Speaker 1: those are the guys really getting the targets. Here. On 475 00:21:16,560 --> 00:21:18,840 Speaker 1: top of it, it is a great matchup against the 476 00:21:18,840 --> 00:21:21,160 Speaker 1: Atlanta Falcons. I know we have been on the trade 477 00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:24,160 Speaker 1: Amari Cooper train. I still think over the long term, 478 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,040 Speaker 1: I don't want that volatility week to week, but this 479 00:21:27,119 --> 00:21:29,560 Speaker 1: is one more week that I think the Brown's pass 480 00:21:29,600 --> 00:21:32,840 Speaker 1: catchers are in play. I wrote about Amari Cooper for 481 00:21:32,840 --> 00:21:34,920 Speaker 1: the fourth straight week in the Start of Cinema article, 482 00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:38,320 Speaker 1: but for the first time he is a and then 483 00:21:38,400 --> 00:21:40,639 Speaker 1: David and Joeku was my most added player on waivers. 484 00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:43,800 Speaker 1: So I agree with you on that Commanders at the 485 00:21:43,840 --> 00:21:46,520 Speaker 1: Cowboys the long time rivals, although this is the this 486 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:48,640 Speaker 1: is the first time they're playing. Is the Commanders, right, 487 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: they have been through several names on Twitter today they 488 00:21:51,320 --> 00:21:53,760 Speaker 1: have they got their black Helmets in today, so maybe 489 00:21:53,760 --> 00:21:57,440 Speaker 1: they break out on interesting. So the Commanders and black 490 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:00,439 Speaker 1: Helmets going against their long time rivals, the Dallas cow Boys. 491 00:22:00,880 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: Where are you going in this one? I think in 492 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:05,480 Speaker 1: this game you can start Curtis Samuel, and I think 493 00:22:05,480 --> 00:22:07,919 Speaker 1: you could start him with confidence. He has been the 494 00:22:07,960 --> 00:22:11,040 Speaker 1: Commander's top target every game so far this year. He's 495 00:22:11,080 --> 00:22:14,359 Speaker 1: averaging ten targets a game, with at least nine every week. 496 00:22:14,640 --> 00:22:16,720 Speaker 1: And I know the air yards don't look great and stuff, 497 00:22:16,720 --> 00:22:19,119 Speaker 1: but the way they're using him is just smart. Like 498 00:22:19,119 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 1: they're using Dotson and McLaurin to stretch the field and 499 00:22:22,280 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 1: then everything underneath that is getting opened up by that 500 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:27,080 Speaker 1: is going to Curtis Samuel, like they're using him in 501 00:22:27,080 --> 00:22:29,399 Speaker 1: the run game. I know, we talked about it all 502 00:22:29,440 --> 00:22:31,239 Speaker 1: the time. There's not a lot of Debo. There's one 503 00:22:31,320 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel, but he's kind of like a Debo light 504 00:22:34,359 --> 00:22:36,359 Speaker 1: and they're using him like that. And I love the 505 00:22:36,480 --> 00:22:39,040 Speaker 1: usage for him, So I would be starting Curtis Samuel everywhere. 506 00:22:39,240 --> 00:22:41,840 Speaker 1: He's like Kroger Brand. Deebo Samuel is what he is, 507 00:22:41,880 --> 00:22:44,080 Speaker 1: and that's fine. It's nothing wrong with it. You know, 508 00:22:44,680 --> 00:22:46,919 Speaker 1: it's working for the commanders, is working for Curtis Samuel, 509 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:48,760 Speaker 1: and if you've got him, then you've got a really 510 00:22:48,840 --> 00:22:52,480 Speaker 1: nice flex option. Every week Seahawks at the Lions, we 511 00:22:52,560 --> 00:22:55,040 Speaker 1: talked a little bit about Aman Ross st Brown and 512 00:22:55,200 --> 00:22:57,399 Speaker 1: his ankle injury and what that means for him and 513 00:22:57,400 --> 00:23:00,280 Speaker 1: for the Lions. On the other side, I've got Gino 514 00:23:00,320 --> 00:23:02,880 Speaker 1: Smith is a sleeper. This week I mentioned he threw 515 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,119 Speaker 1: the ball forty four times. We talked about that with 516 00:23:05,240 --> 00:23:08,840 Speaker 1: Rashad Penny and what that meant potentially for him. But 517 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:12,320 Speaker 1: before last week, Pete Carroll came out and said he 518 00:23:12,400 --> 00:23:16,120 Speaker 1: wants this offense to be more up tempo, and essentially, 519 00:23:16,160 --> 00:23:19,280 Speaker 1: without saying it, they're gonna let Gino cook. He threw 520 00:23:19,280 --> 00:23:22,360 Speaker 1: the ball forty four times. We saw both DK Metcalf 521 00:23:22,440 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: and Tyler Lockett have decent days. The Seahawks as a 522 00:23:25,840 --> 00:23:28,320 Speaker 1: whole still have a whole lot of issues, but going 523 00:23:28,359 --> 00:23:31,280 Speaker 1: against that Lions defense, against the Lions team that has 524 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:35,680 Speaker 1: been scoring points and forcing its opponents to score with them, weirdly, 525 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:37,920 Speaker 1: I think Gino has some sleeper repeal. I never thought 526 00:23:37,920 --> 00:23:39,680 Speaker 1: i'd say that, but this is where we are right now. 527 00:23:40,040 --> 00:23:42,040 Speaker 1: I agree with you on that. I think this is 528 00:23:42,080 --> 00:23:44,320 Speaker 1: a weird week for quarterback sleepers because like you said, 529 00:23:44,359 --> 00:23:46,560 Speaker 1: like Marioda and said, I think are in play there, 530 00:23:46,600 --> 00:23:49,200 Speaker 1: Gino Smith like, it's a weird week. You're not gonna 531 00:23:49,200 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 1: feel great looking at yours with those names in it, 532 00:23:51,440 --> 00:23:53,040 Speaker 1: but I think they're in play. I looked at the 533 00:23:53,040 --> 00:23:55,199 Speaker 1: schedule this weekend. I thought there's not gonna be a 534 00:23:55,280 --> 00:23:58,439 Speaker 1: lot of games that have high point totals potentially, and 535 00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: so because of that, you do get some sort of 536 00:24:00,560 --> 00:24:03,359 Speaker 1: unorthodox sleepers around the way. That's a teaser. We're gonna 537 00:24:03,359 --> 00:24:04,680 Speaker 1: come up with some sleepers a little bit later in 538 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 1: the show, so make sure you stick around for that. Also, 539 00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,520 Speaker 1: stick around past this break because we're gonna come back 540 00:24:10,560 --> 00:24:13,320 Speaker 1: and do some more game previews as well, looking at 541 00:24:13,359 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 1: the Jags and the Eagles, which I think is gonna 542 00:24:15,560 --> 00:24:18,080 Speaker 1: be pretty spicy this week. Stay tuned for that on 543 00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:36,080 Speaker 1: the NFL Fantasy Football Show. NFL Plus is the league's 544 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:39,879 Speaker 1: new exclusive video streaming subscription service. NFL Plus has your 545 00:24:39,920 --> 00:24:42,960 Speaker 1: game day covered with live local and primetime regular season 546 00:24:43,040 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 1: and postseason games right on your phone or tablet. NFL 547 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:49,000 Speaker 1: Plus is available in the NFL app and at NFL 548 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:53,240 Speaker 1: dot com. Subscription plan started just four per month. Fans 549 00:24:53,240 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: can visit Plus dot NFL dot com and sign up 550 00:24:55,800 --> 00:25:00,880 Speaker 1: for a free trial of NFL Plus. Today, Titans at 551 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 1: the Colts in an inn or a FC South matchup 552 00:25:04,840 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 1: between two teams that have been to start the season 553 00:25:08,040 --> 00:25:10,680 Speaker 1: of the Colts shocking the world getting a win against 554 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:13,480 Speaker 1: the Chiefs last week. Didn't see that one coming. A 555 00:25:13,480 --> 00:25:16,520 Speaker 1: couple of top tier running backs that have you get 556 00:25:16,600 --> 00:25:19,240 Speaker 1: to have huge blow up games so far this season. 557 00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:23,879 Speaker 1: But who gets more points in this face off, face off, 558 00:25:24,800 --> 00:25:27,520 Speaker 1: give it the give it the age treatment? There, Derrick 559 00:25:27,560 --> 00:25:30,280 Speaker 1: Henry or Jonathan Taylor who has four points this week. 560 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:33,440 Speaker 1: They're both inside my top three ranked running backs this week, 561 00:25:33,480 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna go with j T T My guy, 562 00:25:35,600 --> 00:25:38,360 Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor. And the reason why I have Henry as 563 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:40,480 Speaker 1: high as he is is because of the pastime usage 564 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:43,080 Speaker 1: he got last week. I don't think we're talking nearly 565 00:25:43,200 --> 00:25:46,439 Speaker 1: enough about the targets that Jonathan Taylor has gotten. I 566 00:25:46,440 --> 00:25:49,199 Speaker 1: know in that second game against the Jaguars where they 567 00:25:49,240 --> 00:25:52,200 Speaker 1: got blown off, blown out, he only had ten touches 568 00:25:52,240 --> 00:25:54,280 Speaker 1: that entire game, but that was game script. The other 569 00:25:54,320 --> 00:25:57,080 Speaker 1: two games they've had where they've been closed, he's carried 570 00:25:57,119 --> 00:25:59,760 Speaker 1: the bolt one and thirty one times, and he's seen 571 00:25:59,840 --> 00:26:02,399 Speaker 1: five even seven targets. Like I think just being on 572 00:26:02,440 --> 00:26:05,320 Speaker 1: the field with Matt Ryan, who loves dumping the ball 573 00:26:05,359 --> 00:26:07,719 Speaker 1: off to his running backs, he doesn't as much as 574 00:26:07,720 --> 00:26:10,160 Speaker 1: Tom Brady. Those are the top two every year, Like 575 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:12,239 Speaker 1: it's just naturally gonna lead for more targets, and no 576 00:26:12,240 --> 00:26:14,359 Speaker 1: one has really been talking about it much. So I 577 00:26:14,400 --> 00:26:17,240 Speaker 1: think JT slow start out the gate, but I think 578 00:26:17,640 --> 00:26:19,160 Speaker 1: I've seen a lot of what I've liked so far. 579 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:22,280 Speaker 1: I do like what they're using, why, how they're using him, 580 00:26:22,280 --> 00:26:24,639 Speaker 1: and that he's getting back to looking like Jonathan Taylor 581 00:26:24,680 --> 00:26:26,280 Speaker 1: again the last couple of weeks. But I'm gonna go 582 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:29,040 Speaker 1: with Derrick Henry because he sort of looked like Derrick 583 00:26:29,080 --> 00:26:32,080 Speaker 1: Henry again last week. And you talk about the Russian 584 00:26:32,080 --> 00:26:34,320 Speaker 1: game usage, and I think you have twenty carries for 585 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:37,800 Speaker 1: eighty yards, which is fine, but the six targets, five 586 00:26:37,880 --> 00:26:40,960 Speaker 1: catches for more than fifty yards. That's a new thing, 587 00:26:41,160 --> 00:26:43,320 Speaker 1: and it's a thing that I think we've been calling 588 00:26:43,359 --> 00:26:45,879 Speaker 1: for for a while. That look, you don't need Derrick 589 00:26:45,880 --> 00:26:48,359 Speaker 1: Henry out there running routes. Nobody's going to confuse him 590 00:26:48,400 --> 00:26:50,640 Speaker 1: for Austin Ekeler. But they are getting him out past 591 00:26:50,680 --> 00:26:52,600 Speaker 1: the line of scrimmage, not just a little dump offs, 592 00:26:52,640 --> 00:26:54,760 Speaker 1: but also, hey, look, I don't mind throwing a little 593 00:26:54,760 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 1: swing pass or a little screen pass. Get him out 594 00:26:56,960 --> 00:26:59,320 Speaker 1: on the edge. Forced some defensive backs to make a 595 00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:02,639 Speaker 1: business to say about trying to tackle Derrick Henry instead 596 00:27:02,640 --> 00:27:04,880 Speaker 1: of just slamming him up into the offensive line over 597 00:27:04,920 --> 00:27:07,439 Speaker 1: and over again. And so I think if that continues, 598 00:27:07,800 --> 00:27:10,439 Speaker 1: then Henry not only has that rushing upside, but if 599 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:12,879 Speaker 1: he's catching the football, he starts to be in the 600 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:16,000 Speaker 1: conversation for a top three running back again, which I 601 00:27:16,040 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 1: know is what he's been most of his career. But 602 00:27:18,200 --> 00:27:20,000 Speaker 1: I think that gets him all the way back. If 603 00:27:20,000 --> 00:27:22,520 Speaker 1: he doesn't, yeah, I think, I think to me, that 604 00:27:22,560 --> 00:27:24,520 Speaker 1: would even put him on a path where he could 605 00:27:24,520 --> 00:27:26,840 Speaker 1: be the RB one, because that was the only thing 606 00:27:26,840 --> 00:27:29,200 Speaker 1: I think holding him back was the low pass game 607 00:27:29,280 --> 00:27:31,320 Speaker 1: usage was always the knock on him. He doesn't catch 608 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:33,439 Speaker 1: the football. Well, now he's catching the football, so you 609 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:36,760 Speaker 1: gotta come with another archment against There's there's really no 610 00:27:36,800 --> 00:27:39,399 Speaker 1: other one that's watching that highlight. It must be the 611 00:27:39,440 --> 00:27:41,760 Speaker 1: scariest thing in the world to see Derrick Henry running 612 00:27:41,760 --> 00:27:44,720 Speaker 1: full speed towards you. Having seen him out of pads 613 00:27:44,800 --> 00:27:47,080 Speaker 1: in real life, that was scary enough. So I can 614 00:27:47,119 --> 00:27:49,119 Speaker 1: only imagine when he's wearing pads in a helmet, how 615 00:27:49,200 --> 00:27:52,879 Speaker 1: terrifying that would be. Anything else from this Titans Colts 616 00:27:52,920 --> 00:27:54,520 Speaker 1: game you want to hit on, I think you should 617 00:27:54,560 --> 00:27:58,359 Speaker 1: be sitting Treylon Burke's this week and until further notice, 618 00:27:58,400 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 1: like until he starts to get to use stage. I 619 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:02,280 Speaker 1: know last week it was a big topic on like 620 00:28:02,320 --> 00:28:05,200 Speaker 1: Fantasy Twitter. Oh, Traylon Burks is gonna break out. He's 621 00:28:05,200 --> 00:28:08,280 Speaker 1: getting he's running more routes, he's on the field more. Yeah. 622 00:28:08,320 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 1: He had two targets, one catch for thirteen yards. He 623 00:28:10,800 --> 00:28:13,159 Speaker 1: nearly scored a touchdown on that one catch. He was 624 00:28:13,200 --> 00:28:16,679 Speaker 1: down just at the one but still. Uh. Robert Woods 625 00:28:16,760 --> 00:28:18,960 Speaker 1: was more used last week than we had seen since 626 00:28:19,000 --> 00:28:21,400 Speaker 1: he's arrived in Tennessee and nine targets. Who was really 627 00:28:21,440 --> 00:28:24,040 Speaker 1: good to see Bobby Trees used again. I wouldn't drop 628 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:25,600 Speaker 1: trail on Burks just yet. I still think he has 629 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:28,040 Speaker 1: a lot of upside, but until we see him get 630 00:28:28,200 --> 00:28:30,880 Speaker 1: consistent usage. You can't start him. I think the good 631 00:28:30,920 --> 00:28:33,920 Speaker 1: news is if you have Traylon Burk's you're not counting 632 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:36,439 Speaker 1: on him in any sort of serious role. So if 633 00:28:36,440 --> 00:28:38,480 Speaker 1: you need to see him, I think you're you're gonna 634 00:28:38,520 --> 00:28:41,320 Speaker 1: be fine. You've lasted this long without Traylon Burks. You 635 00:28:41,320 --> 00:28:43,920 Speaker 1: can wait at least more and more week. Bears at 636 00:28:43,920 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: Giants sit every wide receiver on both teams in this game. 637 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:51,600 Speaker 1: The Bears just aren't throwing the ball enough to make 638 00:28:51,640 --> 00:28:53,760 Speaker 1: any of their past catchers viable. I mean, we're talking 639 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:58,120 Speaker 1: about dropping Cole Commet and Darnell Mooney, Equanimius st. Brown. 640 00:28:58,160 --> 00:29:00,360 Speaker 1: I think is they're receiving leader through the first three 641 00:29:00,400 --> 00:29:03,760 Speaker 1: weeks and then the Giants are a complete mess. Now. 642 00:29:03,800 --> 00:29:06,280 Speaker 1: Sterling Shepherd unfortunately is out for the rest of the season. 643 00:29:06,320 --> 00:29:08,840 Speaker 1: When they tourn a c l I tweeted a ghost 644 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:11,280 Speaker 1: story meme about Kenny Golladay because that's where we are 645 00:29:11,320 --> 00:29:13,600 Speaker 1: with him right now. We'll see if Canarius Tony is 646 00:29:13,640 --> 00:29:16,760 Speaker 1: even healthy enough to play. That's just a disaster. On 647 00:29:16,800 --> 00:29:20,360 Speaker 1: the plus side, though, you can start Khalil Herbert, and 648 00:29:20,560 --> 00:29:23,280 Speaker 1: I think you especially can start him if David Montgomery 649 00:29:23,320 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: is not able to go. But even if Montgomery is 650 00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:29,040 Speaker 1: ago this week, I think the matchup is good enough 651 00:29:29,520 --> 00:29:32,120 Speaker 1: for Herbert against the Giants, and I think the opportunity 652 00:29:32,160 --> 00:29:34,440 Speaker 1: is going to be there. He really is carving out 653 00:29:34,520 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 1: a role for himself in this offense. And look, I 654 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:40,080 Speaker 1: think if David Montgomery misses time, I think you're gonna 655 00:29:40,120 --> 00:29:42,920 Speaker 1: see that opportunity share grow for Herbert where it becomes 656 00:29:43,240 --> 00:29:45,640 Speaker 1: maybe not a fifty fifty split, but I could see 657 00:29:45,400 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: a you know, a sixty forty sort of thing in 658 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:50,320 Speaker 1: that Chicago backfield with Herbert starting to get a lot 659 00:29:50,360 --> 00:29:53,160 Speaker 1: more work. I'm I have David Montgomery in one league, 660 00:29:53,200 --> 00:29:55,680 Speaker 1: and I'm very like I have Herbert as well, and 661 00:29:55,720 --> 00:29:58,320 Speaker 1: I'm just like Monty sit like an easier if we 662 00:29:58,440 --> 00:30:00,680 Speaker 1: have one guy than if we have to. I think 663 00:30:00,720 --> 00:30:03,440 Speaker 1: that's gonna be the case. So start Kalil Herbert, and again, 664 00:30:03,480 --> 00:30:08,360 Speaker 1: if Monty doesn't play, especially, start Khalil Herbert. Jaguars at 665 00:30:08,400 --> 00:30:11,160 Speaker 1: the Eagles. The Jags looking feisty after coming to so 666 00:30:11,280 --> 00:30:16,920 Speaker 1: far and pounding the Chargers this past week. The Eagles undefeated, 667 00:30:16,920 --> 00:30:19,560 Speaker 1: the only undefeated team in the NFC right now, and 668 00:30:19,720 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: people starting to talk about them as a super Bowl team, 669 00:30:22,800 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 1: What are you doing in this one? Yeah, I'm very 670 00:30:25,200 --> 00:30:26,920 Speaker 1: bullish on the Eagles. I actually had them in the 671 00:30:27,040 --> 00:30:29,840 Speaker 1: NFC Championship Game coming into the season, and I think 672 00:30:29,880 --> 00:30:32,480 Speaker 1: they're capable of doing that, maybe making even to the 673 00:30:32,480 --> 00:30:36,400 Speaker 1: Super Bowl. But I would sit Trevor Lawrence against them 674 00:30:36,440 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 1: this week. I like Trevor Lawrence a lot. I think 675 00:30:38,520 --> 00:30:40,880 Speaker 1: he's a great pickup. I think he's a great breakout 676 00:30:40,880 --> 00:30:43,840 Speaker 1: candidate for the rest of the season. But this is 677 00:30:43,880 --> 00:30:46,640 Speaker 1: just giving respect to what might be the best defensive 678 00:30:46,720 --> 00:30:49,560 Speaker 1: unit in football. Like, they added so much talent in 679 00:30:49,600 --> 00:30:52,160 Speaker 1: the off season, and since Week one, we've seen it 680 00:30:52,240 --> 00:30:55,480 Speaker 1: come to fruition. Their second in the NFL in sacks. 681 00:30:55,480 --> 00:30:58,000 Speaker 1: They have four interceptions on the year. They sexed Carson 682 00:30:58,040 --> 00:31:01,440 Speaker 1: Wentz nine times last week, Like it's just gonna make 683 00:31:01,560 --> 00:31:03,840 Speaker 1: life really tough on a young quarterback. So while I 684 00:31:03,960 --> 00:31:07,320 Speaker 1: like Laurence long term, this is just paying respect to 685 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:09,600 Speaker 1: the Eagles defense and I would sit him if possible. 686 00:31:09,640 --> 00:31:13,400 Speaker 1: They have been great in literally every facet so far 687 00:31:13,480 --> 00:31:15,920 Speaker 1: this season. Speaking of the Eagles offensively, we've we've talked 688 00:31:15,920 --> 00:31:18,280 Speaker 1: about how good they are defensively. You talk about that 689 00:31:18,320 --> 00:31:21,479 Speaker 1: pass rush, but also the secondary really clamping down on 690 00:31:21,560 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 1: Washington and forcing Carson Wentz to hold the football. It 691 00:31:25,840 --> 00:31:28,480 Speaker 1: on paper, it looks like a bad situation for the Jaguars. 692 00:31:28,520 --> 00:31:31,520 Speaker 1: People again, they're looking feist either, feeling good, especially after 693 00:31:31,520 --> 00:31:35,360 Speaker 1: a big win this past week Jets and the Steelers. 694 00:31:35,880 --> 00:31:37,640 Speaker 1: We talked at the top of the show about Zack 695 00:31:37,680 --> 00:31:40,680 Speaker 1: Wilson coming back for the Jets. I'm gonna say on 696 00:31:40,680 --> 00:31:43,640 Speaker 1: the other side, though, Nagy Harris is a must start 697 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:46,560 Speaker 1: this week and he's been okay, hasn't been special the 698 00:31:46,560 --> 00:31:48,840 Speaker 1: first few weeks of the season. I think this potentially 699 00:31:49,400 --> 00:31:52,880 Speaker 1: is a big time opportunity for Najy Harris. The Jets 700 00:31:52,920 --> 00:31:55,400 Speaker 1: have been vulnerable to running backs, vulnerable on the ground. 701 00:31:55,440 --> 00:31:57,840 Speaker 1: They've also been giving up receptions and we know that's 702 00:31:57,840 --> 00:32:01,120 Speaker 1: a big part of what Harris does, and especially with 703 00:32:01,200 --> 00:32:03,440 Speaker 1: the Steelers still trying to figure some things out in 704 00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:07,080 Speaker 1: their passing game. I mean, there were calls for Canny 705 00:32:07,160 --> 00:32:09,320 Speaker 1: pick it a couple of weeks ago because Mitch Robinski 706 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:11,719 Speaker 1: is not really setting the world on fire. But I 707 00:32:11,760 --> 00:32:15,880 Speaker 1: think they lean heavily on Naji Harris this week against 708 00:32:15,920 --> 00:32:17,600 Speaker 1: the Jets, and I think this is one of those 709 00:32:17,640 --> 00:32:19,360 Speaker 1: games that you'll look back like this is why I 710 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:22,480 Speaker 1: drafted Nagy Harris where I did so. I think I 711 00:32:22,480 --> 00:32:25,040 Speaker 1: think the game on on paper, on the scoreboard's gonna 712 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:26,840 Speaker 1: stay close. But I do see a lot of Naji 713 00:32:26,880 --> 00:32:29,320 Speaker 1: Harris this week. I agree, and I thy get the 714 00:32:29,320 --> 00:32:33,760 Speaker 1: Steelers somehow lose this week. We might get might get 715 00:32:33,760 --> 00:32:37,080 Speaker 1: Tinny pick it back. Absolutely Bills at the Ravens, which 716 00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:38,680 Speaker 1: could be the game of the week, at least on paper, 717 00:32:38,720 --> 00:32:41,080 Speaker 1: looks like the game of the week between two teams 718 00:32:41,080 --> 00:32:42,840 Speaker 1: that are very much contenders in the a f C. 719 00:32:43,560 --> 00:32:45,840 Speaker 1: And what do you suggest for this one? I think 720 00:32:45,840 --> 00:32:48,040 Speaker 1: he started everyone in this game pretty much. But we're 721 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 1: gonna focus on Gave Davis here, Like, uh, Gave Davis 722 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:53,080 Speaker 1: had a big Week one against the Rams. He caught 723 00:32:53,080 --> 00:32:57,000 Speaker 1: a long touchdown, he was used down field, missed week 724 00:32:57,040 --> 00:32:58,920 Speaker 1: to do an ankle injury, and then had a down 725 00:32:58,920 --> 00:33:01,120 Speaker 1: Week three. I'm willing to give him a past those two. 726 00:33:01,120 --> 00:33:03,560 Speaker 1: Fund Diggs after the game said he had never been 727 00:33:03,600 --> 00:33:05,960 Speaker 1: more tired in his life, and he had I VS 728 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:08,120 Speaker 1: in both arms at one time and he was like 729 00:33:08,160 --> 00:33:10,440 Speaker 1: still all of us had full body cramps. And there 730 00:33:10,480 --> 00:33:12,240 Speaker 1: was a play late in that game where Gabe Davids 731 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:14,680 Speaker 1: dropped it and he just looked defeated, like he had 732 00:33:14,800 --> 00:33:16,960 Speaker 1: nothing left at all. I think in this game, though, 733 00:33:17,000 --> 00:33:19,560 Speaker 1: against the Ravens, where they've given up by far the 734 00:33:19,560 --> 00:33:21,920 Speaker 1: most fantasy points to receivers, I think it could be, 735 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:25,000 Speaker 1: like you said, a massively high scoring game between two 736 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:27,880 Speaker 1: defenses that are very banged up. Right now, I'm starting 737 00:33:27,960 --> 00:33:31,560 Speaker 1: Davis Diggs Bateman like anyone Andrews, anyone in the passing 738 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:35,840 Speaker 1: games I'm starting. I definitely like the Bills passing game 739 00:33:35,880 --> 00:33:38,160 Speaker 1: in this one because the Ravens shocking. We have been 740 00:33:38,200 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: carved up in their secondary this year. So with Josh 741 00:33:42,040 --> 00:33:45,000 Speaker 1: Allen starting in anyway, you're starting stuff on Diggs anyway. 742 00:33:45,000 --> 00:33:48,160 Speaker 1: But with the Ravens secondary struggling, this is a good 743 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:51,480 Speaker 1: opportunity to get any Bills pass catchers into your lineup 744 00:33:51,520 --> 00:33:55,440 Speaker 1: that you can. Last week, the Chargers were thumped by 745 00:33:55,600 --> 00:33:58,520 Speaker 1: an a f C South team in the Jacksonville Jaguars. 746 00:33:58,640 --> 00:34:00,760 Speaker 1: This week, the Chargers go on the road to another 747 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 1: a f C South team in the Houston Texans. Justin 748 00:34:04,560 --> 00:34:07,960 Speaker 1: Herbert is dealing with rib injuries and they've lost Rashaan 749 00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:11,040 Speaker 1: Slater on the offensive line. Keenan Allen. They're hoping you 750 00:34:11,120 --> 00:34:13,640 Speaker 1: can come back to practice this week. The Charger offense 751 00:34:13,719 --> 00:34:15,719 Speaker 1: right now is a mess. That's not even talking about 752 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:18,360 Speaker 1: what they've lost on defense with Joey Bosa out for 753 00:34:18,440 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 1: the foreseeable future. When you look at Justin Herbert in 754 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:24,239 Speaker 1: this offense, what is your confidence level and starting him 755 00:34:24,239 --> 00:34:28,840 Speaker 1: against the Texans this week? Uh, it's so so. But 756 00:34:29,000 --> 00:34:31,120 Speaker 1: I think if you have him, you have to start him. 757 00:34:31,120 --> 00:34:32,960 Speaker 1: Like I ranked him as QB six this week. I 758 00:34:33,040 --> 00:34:36,640 Speaker 1: might lower him a bit like behind Burrow. But all 759 00:34:36,680 --> 00:34:38,840 Speaker 1: the low n QB ones that we thought would be safe, 760 00:34:38,880 --> 00:34:42,080 Speaker 1: you know, like Stafford, Brady, Rogers, Cousins, Russell Wilson, like, 761 00:34:42,120 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 1: they're all struggling in their own right. I don't think 762 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:46,120 Speaker 1: you would feel great playing any of those guys in. 763 00:34:46,640 --> 00:34:50,400 Speaker 1: And then I know there's sleepers this week like Mariotta, Brissette, Gino. 764 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:53,360 Speaker 1: Are you really gonna want to start them over over Herbert? 765 00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:56,000 Speaker 1: I I would be hard pressed to do that. I 766 00:34:56,000 --> 00:35:00,720 Speaker 1: would be too. It's a scary situation because I don't 767 00:35:00,760 --> 00:35:03,800 Speaker 1: have a high level of confidence just because that offensive 768 00:35:03,840 --> 00:35:07,000 Speaker 1: line is having issues, and you know, we saw Herbert 769 00:35:07,040 --> 00:35:09,640 Speaker 1: take some hits. I mean, it was. It was shocking, 770 00:35:09,680 --> 00:35:11,720 Speaker 1: I think, to all of us to see Justin Herbert 771 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:15,280 Speaker 1: still in the game last week with the Chargers down. 772 00:35:15,520 --> 00:35:17,520 Speaker 1: It was thirty eight to ten at the end, and 773 00:35:17,719 --> 00:35:19,200 Speaker 1: Herbert was still in there. And I don't know that 774 00:35:19,239 --> 00:35:21,840 Speaker 1: any of us could make any sense of that. On 775 00:35:21,920 --> 00:35:24,960 Speaker 1: the other side, though, you can start Damian peers and 776 00:35:25,000 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: maybe this is just a general going forward sort of thing. 777 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:30,960 Speaker 1: I mean, until things change, Damian Pierce is startable in 778 00:35:31,000 --> 00:35:34,840 Speaker 1: pretty much every format. The Texans have finally decided that 779 00:35:34,880 --> 00:35:36,960 Speaker 1: they are going to turn the backfield over to him. 780 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:40,120 Speaker 1: I knew it was coming. It just still baffles me 781 00:35:40,200 --> 00:35:42,240 Speaker 1: that they somehow gave Rex Burke had all these touches 782 00:35:42,239 --> 00:35:44,120 Speaker 1: in week one, and then week two they're like, yeah, no, 783 00:35:44,680 --> 00:35:47,319 Speaker 1: Damie appears, it's yours. But just the way they're using 784 00:35:47,400 --> 00:35:49,319 Speaker 1: him has been great. Maybe he even starts to get 785 00:35:49,360 --> 00:35:52,319 Speaker 1: some more targets here. The Charger run defense looked bad 786 00:35:52,360 --> 00:35:55,800 Speaker 1: again last week. James Robinson. I guess James Robinson's carving 787 00:35:55,840 --> 00:35:58,000 Speaker 1: everybody up, but he carved up the Chargers again, So 788 00:35:58,040 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 1: that gives me a little more confidence in Dami appeared. 789 00:36:00,120 --> 00:36:02,560 Speaker 1: So to me, he's a guy who should definitely be 790 00:36:03,000 --> 00:36:07,160 Speaker 1: in your starting lineup this week. Cardinals at the Panthers 791 00:36:07,920 --> 00:36:11,600 Speaker 1: two teams that have definitely underperformed. The Cardinals look awful. 792 00:36:11,600 --> 00:36:14,440 Speaker 1: The Panthers passing game, their offense looks really bad. What 793 00:36:14,520 --> 00:36:16,799 Speaker 1: are you looking at here? I think you know who 794 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:19,120 Speaker 1: to start on the Cardinals side of the ball. It's Kyler, 795 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:22,480 Speaker 1: Marquis Brown, James Conner, and Zach Ertz. For the most part. 796 00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:25,319 Speaker 1: On the Panthers, it's like Christian McCaffrey and that's it. 797 00:36:25,800 --> 00:36:29,279 Speaker 1: I'm saying beware of DJ More this week. And it's 798 00:36:29,320 --> 00:36:31,520 Speaker 1: been a rough go for dj More. He basically had 799 00:36:31,560 --> 00:36:34,399 Speaker 1: a like two minute period in the Jet game where 800 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:35,960 Speaker 1: he had a long he caught a long ball and 801 00:36:35,960 --> 00:36:38,640 Speaker 1: then called scored the touchdown right after that. Besides that, 802 00:36:38,719 --> 00:36:42,000 Speaker 1: like two plays, It's been an awful go three games 803 00:36:42,040 --> 00:36:45,520 Speaker 1: in four dj Moore and I tweeted out today, I 804 00:36:45,600 --> 00:36:47,600 Speaker 1: was like, yeah, I know people are still saying DJ 805 00:36:47,680 --> 00:36:49,440 Speaker 1: More can bounce back, even though he's on pace right 806 00:36:49,440 --> 00:36:51,640 Speaker 1: now for less than five hundred yards this year. But 807 00:36:52,280 --> 00:36:55,080 Speaker 1: it would entail dj More scoring more touchdowns than he 808 00:36:55,120 --> 00:36:58,640 Speaker 1: ever have, and it would entail Baker Mayfield getting dj 809 00:36:58,760 --> 00:37:00,920 Speaker 1: just getting into the level of production he's been in 810 00:37:00,960 --> 00:37:03,799 Speaker 1: recent years would be more production than the receiver's ever 811 00:37:03,880 --> 00:37:07,040 Speaker 1: had with Baker Mayfield. So I think there's a lot 812 00:37:07,120 --> 00:37:09,240 Speaker 1: to be fearful of right now with d J. Moore 813 00:37:09,400 --> 00:37:11,840 Speaker 1: very much, a lot to be fearful for. His target 814 00:37:11,960 --> 00:37:15,359 Speaker 1: share has gone down significantly from last year. You mentioned 815 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:19,560 Speaker 1: the yards are down and talking about Pala. Dwayne McFarland 816 00:37:19,640 --> 00:37:22,640 Speaker 1: really smart guy who pointed out I pointed out to 817 00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:25,200 Speaker 1: him that you know, the Panthers right now are being 818 00:37:25,239 --> 00:37:29,200 Speaker 1: compared unfavorably to the Bears in terms of their passing efficiency, 819 00:37:29,200 --> 00:37:31,040 Speaker 1: and he pointed out, He's like, well, like the Panthers 820 00:37:31,040 --> 00:37:33,840 Speaker 1: are trying. The Bears have sort of decided like we 821 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:36,200 Speaker 1: can't really throw the football, so we're not really gonna try. 822 00:37:36,440 --> 00:37:38,719 Speaker 1: The Panthers are actually trying, and they're that bad. I 823 00:37:38,760 --> 00:37:40,960 Speaker 1: did see a good point. Someone was like, Baker got 824 00:37:40,960 --> 00:37:43,120 Speaker 1: there late, he got there in the summer, and then 825 00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 1: they made him split all the reps with Sam Donald, 826 00:37:46,000 --> 00:37:48,160 Speaker 1: and I'm like, well, you know what that's on you man? 827 00:37:48,640 --> 00:37:52,920 Speaker 1: Like it is it's but I mean, do we really 828 00:37:52,920 --> 00:37:55,000 Speaker 1: think Baker was going to be that much better if 829 00:37:55,040 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 1: he somehow got there early and got all the reps. 830 00:37:57,960 --> 00:38:00,160 Speaker 1: Maybe he's slightly better, but he's not gonna suddenly they 831 00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:02,480 Speaker 1: come they said, oh, his timing is up, and I'm like, 832 00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:04,720 Speaker 1: this is exactly what we heard last year with Odell, 833 00:38:04,880 --> 00:38:07,400 Speaker 1: Like he needs perfect timing, then he's not a good quarterback. 834 00:38:07,440 --> 00:38:09,640 Speaker 1: At some point. This is who he is. Yeah, that's 835 00:38:09,640 --> 00:38:12,319 Speaker 1: all there is to it. Patriots at the Packers once 836 00:38:12,320 --> 00:38:14,560 Speaker 1: about a time, this seems like a great matchup. I mean, 837 00:38:14,600 --> 00:38:16,879 Speaker 1: it would have been Tom Brady versus Aaron Rodgers, even 838 00:38:16,880 --> 00:38:19,600 Speaker 1: though we got that last week and it was uh. 839 00:38:19,719 --> 00:38:21,840 Speaker 1: This week, it looks like potentially it's going to be 840 00:38:21,920 --> 00:38:25,680 Speaker 1: Brian Hoyer against Aaron Rodgers. That's not exciting, but I 841 00:38:25,680 --> 00:38:27,239 Speaker 1: will tell you that I think you can start Aaron 842 00:38:27,320 --> 00:38:30,120 Speaker 1: Rodgers this week. And we saw him kind of get 843 00:38:30,120 --> 00:38:32,320 Speaker 1: off to a quick start last week against the Bucks. 844 00:38:33,000 --> 00:38:35,359 Speaker 1: Then it's sort of fizzled out the rest of the game. 845 00:38:35,400 --> 00:38:37,799 Speaker 1: I think we get some more consistency and I think 846 00:38:37,840 --> 00:38:39,560 Speaker 1: we see him spread the ball around. I don't know 847 00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:42,520 Speaker 1: that there's one Packer receiver we can trust weekend and 848 00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:44,760 Speaker 1: week out, but I think he'll get it out to Dobbs, 849 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:47,120 Speaker 1: He'll get it out to Alan Lazard, Uh, you know, 850 00:38:47,280 --> 00:38:50,000 Speaker 1: I'm curious to see what happens when Sammy Watkins and 851 00:38:50,080 --> 00:38:52,160 Speaker 1: Christian Watson come back. But I do think you're gonna 852 00:38:52,160 --> 00:38:54,080 Speaker 1: see him kind of spread the ball around. Maybe we 853 00:38:54,120 --> 00:38:56,600 Speaker 1: see more Aaron Jones in the passing Game two as well, 854 00:38:56,920 --> 00:38:58,680 Speaker 1: so there won't be a lot of weeks I think 855 00:38:58,719 --> 00:39:00,840 Speaker 1: we look at, say Aaron rod just for sure, I 856 00:39:00,880 --> 00:39:02,839 Speaker 1: feel great about it. But this seems like a week 857 00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:06,400 Speaker 1: where maybe you can get that fringe QB one numbers 858 00:39:06,440 --> 00:39:10,759 Speaker 1: from him. He's like QB something like that. It's been 859 00:39:10,880 --> 00:39:14,400 Speaker 1: bad for Aaron Rodgers. I'm hoping, though. The one thing 860 00:39:14,440 --> 00:39:16,319 Speaker 1: I'm hoping from this Packers passing and it's just keep 861 00:39:16,360 --> 00:39:18,600 Speaker 1: throwing the ball to Romeo Dobs like he he looks 862 00:39:18,640 --> 00:39:21,520 Speaker 1: like a legit, like potential wide receiver one for that team. 863 00:39:21,560 --> 00:39:23,600 Speaker 1: He really does, so hopefully he just continues to be 864 00:39:23,640 --> 00:39:26,920 Speaker 1: more involved. It's time for Who's Gonna Eat? Presented by 865 00:39:27,120 --> 00:39:30,040 Speaker 1: Uber Eats. Managing a fantasy team and hitting refresh on 866 00:39:30,080 --> 00:39:32,680 Speaker 1: your scores works up an appetite, so order with Uber 867 00:39:32,719 --> 00:39:36,240 Speaker 1: Eats today. All Right, we got Broncos at the Raiders. Florio, 868 00:39:36,280 --> 00:39:37,759 Speaker 1: who you think is gonna ball out in this one? 869 00:39:37,920 --> 00:39:40,200 Speaker 1: This might sound crazy to say, but I have Russ 870 00:39:40,239 --> 00:39:42,880 Speaker 1: as they start this week, and my argument is threefold. 871 00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:46,279 Speaker 1: One is the matchup. The Raiders have allowed the fourth 872 00:39:46,320 --> 00:39:49,160 Speaker 1: most fantasy points per game to quarterbacks, and every quarterback 873 00:39:49,160 --> 00:39:51,640 Speaker 1: who has faced him and scored at least eighteen. The 874 00:39:51,719 --> 00:39:55,240 Speaker 1: other was a tweet that was tweeted out by Benjamin Albright, 875 00:39:55,280 --> 00:39:59,160 Speaker 1: who covers the Broncos, pointed out that and Aaron Rodgers 876 00:39:59,160 --> 00:40:01,120 Speaker 1: first year with that they ne Hackett he was slow 877 00:40:01,120 --> 00:40:03,360 Speaker 1: out the gate as well, and Week four he really 878 00:40:03,400 --> 00:40:06,520 Speaker 1: exploded and two touchdowns and he was better from then 879 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:09,760 Speaker 1: on out. So hopefully that's the case with Russell Wilson. 880 00:40:09,960 --> 00:40:12,680 Speaker 1: And my third argument is like, which is blind faith? 881 00:40:12,680 --> 00:40:15,239 Speaker 1: Man like Russell Russe, isn't this bad? Right? Like, he 882 00:40:15,280 --> 00:40:18,480 Speaker 1: didn't fall this far this quickly, So I'm hoping a 883 00:40:18,480 --> 00:40:20,720 Speaker 1: little bit more time in the system, a better matchup 884 00:40:20,760 --> 00:40:23,839 Speaker 1: because he has, like are a tough defense space, so 885 00:40:24,360 --> 00:40:26,800 Speaker 1: hopefully better match up, a little bit more points scored, 886 00:40:26,960 --> 00:40:29,799 Speaker 1: he plays better. I do like Russell Wilson this week 887 00:40:29,800 --> 00:40:31,279 Speaker 1: for at least two of the three reasons. I didn't 888 00:40:31,320 --> 00:40:33,279 Speaker 1: know the al Bright thing, but I felt like the 889 00:40:33,280 --> 00:40:35,799 Speaker 1: matchup was good. I felt like it can't. It can't 890 00:40:35,880 --> 00:40:38,880 Speaker 1: keep getting worse than it was. I'll say this, would 891 00:40:38,880 --> 00:40:42,640 Speaker 1: you start Russell Wilson over Justin Herbert? Right now? I 892 00:40:42,680 --> 00:40:46,400 Speaker 1: have Herbert ranked higher, But that's gonna be a monitor 893 00:40:46,480 --> 00:40:49,080 Speaker 1: type of situation because if if they do come out 894 00:40:49,120 --> 00:40:51,320 Speaker 1: and they talk about maybe pulling Herbert, because that's what 895 00:40:51,360 --> 00:40:53,440 Speaker 1: Staley said last week. So when the game got out 896 00:40:53,440 --> 00:40:55,000 Speaker 1: of hand, I probably should have talked to Herbert and 897 00:40:55,040 --> 00:40:57,960 Speaker 1: pulled him. If that is the rumor going in, then 898 00:40:58,000 --> 00:40:59,840 Speaker 1: I think you can do that. But if it sounds 899 00:40:59,880 --> 00:41:03,279 Speaker 1: like Herbert's good to go, I'd probably go with Herbert alright. 900 00:41:03,360 --> 00:41:06,520 Speaker 1: That was Who's Gonna Eat presented by Uber Eats, official 901 00:41:06,600 --> 00:41:10,120 Speaker 1: on demand food delivery partner of the NFL. Even if 902 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:12,399 Speaker 1: you make the wrong fantasy lineup call, make the right 903 00:41:12,400 --> 00:41:16,200 Speaker 1: call on delivery order with Uber Eats Today. Chiefs at 904 00:41:16,239 --> 00:41:19,160 Speaker 1: Bucks that is on Sunday Night Football, A couple of 905 00:41:19,160 --> 00:41:22,719 Speaker 1: teams looking to bounce back after losses last week. For me, 906 00:41:23,280 --> 00:41:27,560 Speaker 1: Leonard Fournett is an absolute must start this week. The 907 00:41:27,600 --> 00:41:30,160 Speaker 1: Bucks still trying to figure out their wide receiver situation. 908 00:41:30,200 --> 00:41:32,759 Speaker 1: Mike Evans should be back after the one game suspension, 909 00:41:32,760 --> 00:41:35,320 Speaker 1: but we're still waiting to see what is the situation 910 00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:37,759 Speaker 1: with Chris Godwin. It was sort of nice to see 911 00:41:37,840 --> 00:41:40,520 Speaker 1: Russell Gage get some action late in that game, but 912 00:41:40,880 --> 00:41:43,239 Speaker 1: still have a lot of questions about that passing game. 913 00:41:43,719 --> 00:41:45,799 Speaker 1: I do think you're gonna see Brady check it down 914 00:41:45,840 --> 00:41:48,040 Speaker 1: to Leonard Fournett quite a bit. And the Chiefs have 915 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:50,920 Speaker 1: had a ton of problems with pass catching running back 916 00:41:50,960 --> 00:41:53,359 Speaker 1: so far the first few weeks of the season. So 917 00:41:53,520 --> 00:41:55,759 Speaker 1: this feels like a game where Tampa has to lean 918 00:41:56,320 --> 00:41:59,520 Speaker 1: on four net a little bit. Plus with their defense 919 00:41:59,520 --> 00:42:02,160 Speaker 1: playing well, this could be a lower scoring game. I 920 00:42:02,160 --> 00:42:04,279 Speaker 1: don't think this is gonna be like last year. You 921 00:42:04,320 --> 00:42:07,400 Speaker 1: would expect the Chiefs and Bucks to be hey, it's 922 00:42:07,400 --> 00:42:10,680 Speaker 1: the game is eight. It wouldn't be a surprise this year. 923 00:42:10,719 --> 00:42:13,040 Speaker 1: I don't feel like either of those offenses are primed 924 00:42:13,080 --> 00:42:14,960 Speaker 1: to run it up like that. So this could be 925 00:42:14,960 --> 00:42:17,479 Speaker 1: a kind of a low scoring game. So League winner 926 00:42:17,520 --> 00:42:20,360 Speaker 1: Lenny absolutely in your line up this week? Oh yeah, 927 00:42:20,480 --> 00:42:22,399 Speaker 1: for sure. He doesn't leave the field. He doesn't leave 928 00:42:22,400 --> 00:42:24,279 Speaker 1: the field, right, Which funny all this talk of like 929 00:42:24,360 --> 00:42:26,480 Speaker 1: Rashad White coming to take over his job. It was 930 00:42:26,520 --> 00:42:28,600 Speaker 1: just like last year with Keyshaw Vaughan's coming to take 931 00:42:28,640 --> 00:42:30,959 Speaker 1: over his job and literally for not just keeps stiff 932 00:42:31,040 --> 00:42:34,319 Speaker 1: arming all these guys penting the snaps. It's insane, right, 933 00:42:34,400 --> 00:42:36,279 Speaker 1: so we can we can kill all this other talk 934 00:42:36,320 --> 00:42:38,839 Speaker 1: about other running backs back there in Tampa Monday Night 935 00:42:38,840 --> 00:42:42,880 Speaker 1: Football Rams at the forty Niners. These teams they straight 936 00:42:42,960 --> 00:42:45,279 Speaker 1: up hate each other. I mean there's no there's no 937 00:42:45,320 --> 00:42:47,520 Speaker 1: two ways about it. They do not like each other. 938 00:42:47,560 --> 00:42:49,839 Speaker 1: The Rams. Aaron Donald says he didn't like the forty 939 00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:52,120 Speaker 1: forty Niners, like we don't like Aaron Donald. So it 940 00:42:52,160 --> 00:42:55,560 Speaker 1: goes both ways. Interesting game on Monday Night Football. The 941 00:42:55,640 --> 00:42:58,759 Speaker 1: Niners desperately need to win the Rams looking for some consistency. 942 00:42:59,280 --> 00:43:01,040 Speaker 1: What do you what you think folks should do here? 943 00:43:01,160 --> 00:43:03,520 Speaker 1: I think you should be aware of Matthew Stafford because, 944 00:43:03,600 --> 00:43:05,359 Speaker 1: like you said, these teams hate each other and when 945 00:43:05,360 --> 00:43:08,080 Speaker 1: they tend to play, they tend to play ugly games. 946 00:43:08,280 --> 00:43:10,960 Speaker 1: And I think that that's what the forty Niners recipe 947 00:43:10,960 --> 00:43:13,320 Speaker 1: has been this year. Like if the Ram scored twenty points, 948 00:43:13,360 --> 00:43:15,239 Speaker 1: they'll be the first team to score twenty against the 949 00:43:15,320 --> 00:43:18,160 Speaker 1: Niners this year. And then I know that's partially based 950 00:43:18,200 --> 00:43:21,240 Speaker 1: on who they played, but last season against this Niners. 951 00:43:21,400 --> 00:43:24,120 Speaker 1: Stafford played him three times and he had very mixed results. 952 00:43:24,160 --> 00:43:27,279 Speaker 1: Like the first time, he really struggled against them. The 953 00:43:27,360 --> 00:43:29,360 Speaker 1: Numbers got a little bit better the second time, but 954 00:43:29,440 --> 00:43:31,799 Speaker 1: still through a lot of a couple of interceptions there. 955 00:43:32,000 --> 00:43:34,480 Speaker 1: He played well against him in the playoffs, but he's 956 00:43:34,560 --> 00:43:37,160 Speaker 1: turned the ball over at least once every single time 957 00:43:37,160 --> 00:43:38,920 Speaker 1: he's played this team, and in two of the games 958 00:43:38,920 --> 00:43:41,440 Speaker 1: he's failed to reach two fifty passing yards. So the 959 00:43:41,520 --> 00:43:43,279 Speaker 1: Niners right now one and two. I don't think it's 960 00:43:43,280 --> 00:43:45,440 Speaker 1: because of their defense that has not been the problem. 961 00:43:45,960 --> 00:43:48,520 Speaker 1: On Sunday Night last week, somebody pointed out the forty 962 00:43:48,560 --> 00:43:51,920 Speaker 1: Niners offense last week scored ten points, the Forts defense 963 00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:54,399 Speaker 1: gave up nine points. The forty Niners lost the game. 964 00:43:55,800 --> 00:43:58,120 Speaker 1: So because Jimmy G doesn't know where to put his feet. 965 00:43:58,239 --> 00:44:00,200 Speaker 1: But you know what, Jimmy G saved him some points 966 00:44:00,239 --> 00:44:01,600 Speaker 1: because if you didn't step out of the end zone, 967 00:44:01,600 --> 00:44:03,240 Speaker 1: he would have thrown a pick six. So I guess, 968 00:44:03,800 --> 00:44:07,400 Speaker 1: Silver Linings, if you will, All right, we got some 969 00:44:07,440 --> 00:44:10,400 Speaker 1: Fantasy first traps, the guys who look fine on paper 970 00:44:10,480 --> 00:44:12,960 Speaker 1: but may cause you some heartbreak this week. Who you 971 00:44:13,040 --> 00:44:15,759 Speaker 1: got Clyde Edwards Hilaire, who I've been talking up in 972 00:44:15,760 --> 00:44:18,640 Speaker 1: in recent weeks, but he's been a great running back 973 00:44:18,719 --> 00:44:21,480 Speaker 1: so far. It's very touchdown dependent, though I thought the 974 00:44:21,520 --> 00:44:24,480 Speaker 1: weird usage was because of circumstances the first two weeks, 975 00:44:24,480 --> 00:44:27,759 Speaker 1: but that was proven false last week. I still think 976 00:44:27,760 --> 00:44:29,680 Speaker 1: he's in play as an RB two, but tough matchup 977 00:44:29,719 --> 00:44:32,480 Speaker 1: this week. More touchdowns than rushing yards last week. That's 978 00:44:32,520 --> 00:44:35,439 Speaker 1: really really hard to do in the NFL. My first 979 00:44:35,440 --> 00:44:37,799 Speaker 1: trap is Tyler Higbee, who has been really good the 980 00:44:37,800 --> 00:44:39,759 Speaker 1: first few weeks of the season. The Rams doing a 981 00:44:39,760 --> 00:44:41,719 Speaker 1: lot to get him involved, but sort of like the 982 00:44:41,760 --> 00:44:43,759 Speaker 1: way you said to be aware of Matthew Stafford, I 983 00:44:43,800 --> 00:44:45,840 Speaker 1: think you have to be very wary of Tyler Higbee. 984 00:44:45,960 --> 00:44:49,200 Speaker 1: Then outer defense is very good. They're particularly good against 985 00:44:49,280 --> 00:44:51,120 Speaker 1: tight ends the first few weeks of the season, so 986 00:44:51,239 --> 00:44:54,160 Speaker 1: maybe you see, uh, the Rams try to scheme some 987 00:44:54,200 --> 00:44:55,919 Speaker 1: things up for Tyler Higbee, but I think it's gonna 988 00:44:55,920 --> 00:44:57,600 Speaker 1: be tough to get him involved in a big, big 989 00:44:57,640 --> 00:44:59,880 Speaker 1: way like they have the first few weeks of the season. 990 00:45:00,000 --> 00:45:02,480 Speaker 1: All right, let's get to some of our top sleepers 991 00:45:02,520 --> 00:45:05,759 Speaker 1: for Week four. Florio, who you got, Isaiah Mackenzie, who 992 00:45:05,840 --> 00:45:09,040 Speaker 1: last week had nine targets, seven catches, seventy six yards 993 00:45:09,080 --> 00:45:11,920 Speaker 1: and a touchdown. He's getting more involved, he's playing more snaps. 994 00:45:12,080 --> 00:45:13,919 Speaker 1: I think he's going to be the lead slot guy. 995 00:45:13,920 --> 00:45:16,560 Speaker 1: And we've already said a a bunch of points could 996 00:45:16,600 --> 00:45:18,520 Speaker 1: be scored in this game, so get your past catchers in. 997 00:45:18,840 --> 00:45:21,440 Speaker 1: Very much like Isaiah Mackenzie, this week, I'm gonna go 998 00:45:21,480 --> 00:45:23,960 Speaker 1: with mark Ingram for the Saints over there in London 999 00:45:24,080 --> 00:45:27,480 Speaker 1: against the Vikings, and especially if Alvin Kamara is still 1000 00:45:27,480 --> 00:45:30,040 Speaker 1: a little bit banged up. Yeah, we saw that last week. 1001 00:45:30,040 --> 00:45:32,160 Speaker 1: He was not completely healthy. We saw mark Ingram get 1002 00:45:32,200 --> 00:45:34,400 Speaker 1: some run. But I do think Ingram still working his 1003 00:45:34,440 --> 00:45:37,200 Speaker 1: way into this offense. We know he's a good secondary 1004 00:45:37,200 --> 00:45:39,319 Speaker 1: back for the Saints and could get some opportunity this 1005 00:45:39,360 --> 00:45:41,359 Speaker 1: week as long as Taysom Hill doesn't come and muck 1006 00:45:41,440 --> 00:45:43,479 Speaker 1: this up for us. I think I think mark Ingram 1007 00:45:43,760 --> 00:45:46,480 Speaker 1: uh is a good option. Who's your other one, another 1008 00:45:46,560 --> 00:45:49,760 Speaker 1: aging running back, but Melvin Gordon, who is not going 1009 00:45:49,760 --> 00:45:53,240 Speaker 1: away Twelve carries last week, six targets, actually more targets 1010 00:45:53,239 --> 00:45:57,480 Speaker 1: than Javonte Williams had. I just think he his volume 1011 00:45:57,560 --> 00:45:59,400 Speaker 1: is safe. He is always going to keep him in 1012 00:45:59,400 --> 00:46:01,120 Speaker 1: play as a flex option. I think I do like 1013 00:46:01,160 --> 00:46:03,960 Speaker 1: mel Melgo, I know Adam Adam k still trying to 1014 00:46:04,000 --> 00:46:06,280 Speaker 1: make that a thing. I don't know. I got another 1015 00:46:06,320 --> 00:46:09,200 Speaker 1: old guy since we're doing that, Matt Ryan going against 1016 00:46:09,200 --> 00:46:12,520 Speaker 1: the Tennessee Titans this week. The Titans secondary has given 1017 00:46:12,600 --> 00:46:14,440 Speaker 1: up a lot of yards and a lot of points 1018 00:46:14,600 --> 00:46:16,800 Speaker 1: over the past two weeks to combine six hundred and 1019 00:46:16,880 --> 00:46:19,920 Speaker 1: twenty yards. I believe in four touchdowns at one interception 1020 00:46:19,960 --> 00:46:22,960 Speaker 1: to Josh Allen and Derek Carr. Actually six touchdowns. 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